Georgia · Census place 13688
Cartersville city, GA
Quick answer
Cartersville city has 23,617 residents, ranking #51 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $78,640, the median home is worth $298,000 and median gross rent runs $1,194 a month.
- Population
- 23,617Cartersville city residents
- Median household income
- $78,640Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $298,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,194Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cartersville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cartersville city median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 61.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Georgia.
- Sugar Hill city 25,285
- Decatur city 24,470
- Griffin city 23,650
- Acworth city 22,370
- Perry city 22,243
- Suwanee city 21,811
- Candler-McAfee CDP 21,316
Keep going
More Georgia coverage.