City safety & data profile

CartersvilleGA

Cartersville, GA is a 20K-resident city in Bartow County with a median household income of $84,437.

Bartow County, Georgia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Cartersville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Cartersville has a population larger than 45% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $338,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

20K
Population (place)
Bottom 46%
By size
$84,437
Median income (place)
$338,200
Median home (place)
12.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Cartersville

Cartersville posts a median household income higher than 54% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Cartersville area.

Top 46%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Cartersville

Where Cartersville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$84,437 Top 46% higher than 54% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Cartersville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Cartersville, GA beyond the headline numbers

Cartersville sits inside Bartow County, Georgia, at roughly 34.17°N, -84.80°W. Population 20,319, $84,437 median household income. Median home value $338,200, median rent $1,229. Poverty rate 12.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Cartersville, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Cartersville, GA stands at 12.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Cartersville runs about 4.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 11.1% of Cartersville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 14.2% in Cartersville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Cartersville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Cartersville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
20,319
Cartersville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$84,437
-6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$338,200
-18% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bartow County): Cartersville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
113K+13%
Median Income
$82,243+74%
Median Home Value
$289,000+125%
Poverty Rate
10.3%-40%
Unemployment
4.7%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Cartersville, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,229/mo
Poverty Rate
12.4%
Unemployment 2.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28.7%
Work From Home 11.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 68.5%
African American 15%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.6%
Short Sleep Duration
38%
High Blood Pressure
38%
Physical Inactivity
27.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.8%
Binge Drinking
15.3%
Current Smoking
15.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
14.2%
Diabetes
12.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.9%
Annual Checkup 77.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
CARTERSVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Cartersville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Cartersville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet GA-CARTERSVILLE · Cartersville

Cartersville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Cartersville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Georgia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Cartersville, GA?
Cartersville, GA has a population of 20,319 people, located in Bartow County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in Cartersville?
The median household income in Cartersville, GA is $84,437 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.4%.
What is the median home value in Cartersville?
The median home value in Cartersville, GA is $338,200. Median rent is $1,229/month.
What are the top health concerns in Cartersville?
The top health indicators in Cartersville include Obesity (39.6%), Short Sleep Duration (38%), High Blood Pressure (38%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Cartersville?
Cartersville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Cartersville?
The median age in Cartersville, GA is 37 years. 28.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Cartersville, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (12.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($84,437 here).

Compare Cartersville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Cartersville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Cartersville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bartow County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.