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Bartow County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Bartow County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bartow County, GA is a primarily residential and light industrial county of 117,508 residents, with a 73.9% homeownership rate and median home value of $262,200 pointing to a cost-accessible, owner-occupant workforce base. The labor force participation rate stands at 64.1%, with 88.6% holding a high school diploma or higher, though bachelor's degree attainment is relatively low at 22.9%; median worker earnings are $44,141 against a median household income of $82,243. The county posted 7.3% population growth over five years, carries a 4.6% unemployment rate and 10.1% poverty rate, and a mean commute of 29.4 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

117,508

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,243

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.3% since 2018

Bartow County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone86,287 (76.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone12,252 (10.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,846 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,454 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,289 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone1,203 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,845
  2. 2.Other Indo-European399
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic220
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic183
  5. 5.Vietnamese144

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,247

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,123

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,709
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,305
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,087
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,138
  5. 5.Construction (Group)5,128

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations18,633
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations13,727
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,399
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,077
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,052

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.84×)9,824
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.34×)1,657
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)4,592
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.18×)2,996
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)3,508

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$262,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,202/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9996,953 (23.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,334 (14.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,297 (14.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,287 (11.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,462 (8.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,470 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,141

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone41,539 (75.3%)
  • Worked At Home6,236 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled6,124 (11.1%)
  • Walked439 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit337 (0.6%)
  • Taxi196 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.