Bartow County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 82,917 73.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12,015 10.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 11,818 10.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,203 1.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 3,632 3.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 53 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 505 0.4%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 970 0.9%

• Under 18 26,282 23.2%
• 18–24 9,301 8.2%
• 25–44 30,544 27.0%
• 45–64 30,466 26.9%
• 65 and over 16,520 14.6%

Median household income

$82,311

90% interval $75,674–$88,948

+$2,399 vs GA · 23rd of 159

Below poverty line

10.7%

90% interval 8.7%–12.7%

−2.1 pp vs GA · 133rd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.2%

−0.29 pp vs. state

County GDP

$8.6B

0.98% of state

Avg. annual pay

$61,353

Establishments

3,049

• Manufacturing 12,024 25.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 11,353 23.8%
• Education & health services 6,936 14.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 5,806 12.2%
• Professional & business services 4,477 9.4%
• Construction 2,656 5.6%
• Public administration 1,936 4.1%
• Financial activities 1,104 2.3%
• Other services 895 1.9%
• Natural resources & mining 208 0.4%
• Information 166 0.3%
• Unclassified 92 0.2%

Home ownership

72.8%

+7.1 pp vs GA · 73rd of 159

Median gross rent

$1,268

−$125 vs GA · 23rd of 159

Owner-occupied

29,735

Renter-occupied

11,084

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 64% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $79,071/yr) pays 3.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $25,734/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 43,271 75.2%
• Democratic 13,942 24.2%
• Other / third-party 334 0.6%

• Spanish 7,922 7.4%
• German or other West Germanic 188 0.2%
• Korean 155 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 151 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 145 0.1%
• Tagalog 115 0.1%
• Vietnamese 111 0.1%
• Chinese 93 0.1%

Households

40,819

Family households

29,769

72.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

8,555

28.7% of families

Single-mother families

2,190

7.4% of families

Veterans

6,247

7.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 33,260 30.5%
• Mainline Protestant 6,661 6.1%
• Catholic 4,531 4.2%
• Black Protestant 4,372 4.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,266 3.0%

Health insured

85.2%

±1.3 pp

Uninsured

14.8%

±1.3 pp

42nd of 159

With a disability

12.0%

±0.9 pp

141st of 159

Bachelor's or higher

24.3%

±1.4 pp

−10.6 pp vs GA · 49th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.6%

90% interval 12.4%–14.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Cherokee Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

4 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)

Court seats

Calhoun, Cartersville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

24

27.64 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

19