Cartersville

Population: 23,617
Median household income: $78,640
Median home value: $298,000

Located in Bartow County, Georgia, Cartersville is a community with a population of 23,617. At $78,640, its median household income sits in line with Bartow County's $79,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cartersville's population grew 13.2% from 20,870 to 23,617, while its median home value rose 57.8% from $188,900 to $298,000.

The typical home was built around 1988. 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,617
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,640
Median home value: $298,000
Median gross rent: $1,194
Housing units: 9,761
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,87023,617

Median household income

$51,351$78,640

Median home value

$188,900$298,000

Median gross rent

$886$1,194

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,870	$51,351	$188,900	$886
2020	21,331	$55,208	$221,600	$906
2021	22,626	$62,510	$232,100	$986
2022	23,103	$75,407	$274,800	$1,096
2023	23,617	$78,640	$298,000	$1,194

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,828	7.7%
5 to 17	3,889	16.5%
18 to 24	1,411	6.0%
25 to 34	3,540	15.0%
35 to 44	3,925	16.6%
45 to 54	2,997	12.7%
55 to 64	2,725	11.5%
65 to 74	2,000	8.5%
75 and over	1,302	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,745	66.7%
Black or African American	3,367	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	458	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	726	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,302	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,685	10.2%
High school graduate	5,615	34.1%
Some college or associate's	4,519	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,227	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,443	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,840	77.6%
Carpooled	1,062	9.3%
Public transit	4	0.0%
Walked	258	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,075	9.4%
Other means	153	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,735	36.2%
15 to 29 min	2,619	25.4%
30 to 44 min	1,956	19.0%
45 to 59 min	971	9.4%
60+ min	1,036	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 13.6% (3,088 of 22,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,788	64.8%
Nonfamily households	3,139	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,927	91.5%
Vacant	834	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,461	61.2%
Renter-occupied	3,466	38.8%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,193	73.7%
1-unit, attached	365	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1,052	10.8%
5 to 19 units	719	7.4%
20 or more units	372	3.8%
Mobile home & other	60	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1313688
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 34.1646, -84.8017