Cartersville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

24,074

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.27% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

8.32% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,437

7.37% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$338,200

Population & Diversity

Cartersville, GA is home to a population of 24.1k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.02% of Cartersville, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.69k people).

In 2024, there were 4.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.8k people) in Cartersville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.19k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Cartersville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cartersville, GA was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cartersville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cartersville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.8k ± 912
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.5k ± 723
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.19k ± 769

15.2%

Hispanic Population

3.67k people

15.2% of the people in Cartersville, GA are hispanic (3.67k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cartersville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

7.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

7.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

As of 2024, 7.02% of Cartersville, GA residents (1.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cartersville, GA was 7.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cartersville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
472 ± 253
Vietnam
324 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
217 ± 149

Cartersville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cartersville, GA.

Economy

The economy of Cartersville, GA employs 12.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cartersville, GA were Manufacturing (2,319 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,367 people), and Retail Trade (1,224 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($130,672), Public Administration ($95,183), and Finance & Insurance ($90,858).

Employment

Occupations

12.2k

2024 Value

± 1,044

5.5%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cartersville, GA grew at a rate of 5.5%, from 11.6k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cartersville, GA, are Production Occupations (1,729 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,502 people), and Management Occupations (1,319 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cartersville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

12.2k

2024 Value

± 1,044

5.5%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cartersville, GA grew at a rate of 5.5%, from 11.6k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cartersville, GA, are Manufacturing (2,319 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,367 people), and Retail Trade (1,224 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cartersville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Cartersville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,711

Median earning men ± $9,551

$43,284

Median earning women ± $5,939

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,222), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,894).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($142,574), and Information ($130,813).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cartersville, GA was $338,200 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,000 to $338,200, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cartersville, GA is 59.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cartersville, GA have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cartersville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$338,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,020

$5,464

Median Property Taxes

±$583

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cartersville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cartersville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.2%

Homeownership

2024

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.2% of the housing units in Cartersville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cartersville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,437

Median Household Income

± $10,205

9.23k

Number of Households

± 865

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.23k households in Cartersville, GA grew to $84,437 from the previous year's value of $78,640.

The following chart displays the households in Cartersville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cartersville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (8.12%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Cartersville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cartersville, GA have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Cartersville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cartersville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cartersville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cartersville, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cartersville, GA (2.89k out of 23.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cartersville, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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