Cedartown

Population: 10,211
Median household income: $32,064
Median home value: $148,000

Cedartown is a community in Polk County, Georgia, home to 10,211 residents. Its median household income of $32,064 runs below the Polk County figure of $55,308.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cedartown's population grew 2.1% from 9,999 to 10,211, while its median home value rose 73.7% from $85,200 to $148,000.

16.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,211
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $32,064
Median home value: $148,000
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 4,081
Homeownership rate: 44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,99910,211

Median household income

$32,564$32,064

Median home value

$85,200$148,000

Median gross rent

$667$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,999	$32,564	$85,200	$667
2020	10,062	$29,583	$109,100	$682
2021	10,091	$28,430	$111,700	$737
2022	10,166	$30,655	$122,000	$801
2023	10,211	$32,064	$148,000	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	681	6.7%
5 to 17	2,142	21.0%
18 to 24	1,293	12.7%
25 to 34	1,471	14.4%
35 to 44	1,580	15.5%
45 to 54	773	7.6%
55 to 64	892	8.7%
65 to 74	789	7.7%
75 and over	590	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,781	46.8%
Black or African American	2,319	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	351	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,730	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,447	23.7%
High school graduate	2,089	34.3%
Some college or associate's	1,537	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	602	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	420	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit1.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,963	79.4%
Carpooled	531	14.2%
Public transit	67	1.8%
Walked	78	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	1.5%
Other means	38	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,221	33.2%
15 to 29 min	839	22.8%
30 to 44 min	701	19.1%
45 to 59 min	365	9.9%
60+ min	551	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 35.5% (3,506 of 9,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,284	60.7%
Nonfamily households	1,480	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,764	92.2%
Vacant	317	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,682	44.7%
Renter-occupied	2,082	55.3%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,827	69.3%
1-unit, attached	179	4.4%
2 to 4 units	355	8.7%
5 to 19 units	510	12.5%
20 or more units	103	2.5%
Mobile home & other	107	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1314500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.0217, -85.2475