Demographics and Population

       Based on 2006 Census estimates, Bartow County’s population stands at 94,669. From April 2000 to July 2005, the county’s population increased 17.4 percent from 76, 019 (2000 Census). In the 1990s, Bartow County conducted a Growth Management Plan that predicts the county’s population will reach 123,000 by 2010 and 200,000 by 2030. ^*

       Other demographic characteristics from the 2000 Census for Bartow County:

• Median age is 33.7 year
• 9.4 percent of the population is age 65 or older
• 87.8 percent White, 8.7 percent Black, 3.3 percent Hispanic
• Average family size is 3.14
• 71.8 percent have a high school diploma or higher, 14 percent have a college bachelor’s degree or better
• Median household income is $43,660; median family income is $49,198
• Per capita income is $18,989
• 6.6 percent of families, and 8.6 percent of individuals are below the poverty level
• 13.4 percent are military veterans.