Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $781 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $364 (0.3%)
Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bartow County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.
Cities in this county include: Cartersville
, Euharlee
, Adairsville
, Emerson
, White
, Kingston
, Taylorsville
, Carters Lake
.
Neighboring
counties: Cherokee County
, Cobb County
, Floyd County
, Gordon County
, Paulding County
, Pickens County
, Polk County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bartow County: Cooper
Branch Landing
(A),
Kings Camps
(B),
Cartersville Poor Farm
(C),
Cass Station
(D),
Halls Station
(E),
Cement
(F),
Five Forks
(G),
Holiday Marina
(H),
Green Valley Golf Course
(I),
Etowah Indian Mounds
(J),
Boathouse Day Use Area
(K),
Barnsley Gardens
(L),
Allatoona Landing
(M),
Allatoona Lake Dam and Powerhouse
(N),
Clark Creek Campground
(O),
Webster Overlook
(P),
Wilderness Camp
(Q),
Pine Log Campground
(R),
Upper Stamp Creek Campground
(S),
Old Hi-way 41 Campground Number 3
(T)
Shopping Center: Mountain
View Plaza Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Bartow County include: Woffords
Crossroads Church
(A),
Wades Chapel
(B),
Zion Hill Church
(C),
Victory Temple
(D),
Barnsley Church
(E),
Trinity Church
(F),
Towe Chapel
(G),
Best Chapel
(H),
Bethel Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Goodson
Cemetery
(1),
Pine Log Cemetery
(2),
Lucas Cemetery
(3),
Macedonia Cemetery
(4),
Glade Cemetery
(5),
Bethany Cemetery
(6),
Drummer Swamp Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hodge
Lake
(A),
Sugar Hill Pond
(B),
Green Pond
(C),
Manning Lake
(D),
Dellinger Lake
(E),
Tidwell Lake
(F),
Taylors Lake
(G),
Taylor Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gourd
Branch
(A),
Stiles Creek
(B),
Bowen Branch
(C),
Guthrie Creek
(D),
Boston Creek
(E),
Sugar Hill Creek
(F),
Lipscomb Branch
(G),
Mud Creek
(H),
Hawks Branch
(I)
Parks in Bartow County include: Clark
Creek South Public Use Area
(1),
Gatewood Park
(2),
George Washington Carver State Park
(3),
Old Highway 41 Recreation Area
(4),
Pine Log Mountain Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Red Top Mountain State Park
(6)
Beaches: Upper
Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach
(A),
Bartow Beach
(B)
Post offices: Rydal
Post Office
(A),
Cassville Post Office
(B),
Pine Log Post Office
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 2,093
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,934 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Bartow
County: |
2.5% | | Whole
state: | 7.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 785
- 1990
to 1994: 395
- 1985
to 1989: 288
- 1980
to 1984: 168
- 1975
to 1979: 71
- 1970
to 1974: 73
- 1970
to 1974: 98
- 1965
to 1969: 56
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Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 20,165
- One,
attached: 449
- Two:
487
- 3
or 4: 709
- 5
to 9: 895
- 10
to 19: 196
- 20
or more: 320
- Mobile
homes: 5,477
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 53
Housing units in Bartow County with a mortgage: 11,257 (1,510 second mortgage, 1,269 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,945 Agriculture
in Bartow County
Average size of farms: 139 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83635
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $420.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.20%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.92%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70863
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.53%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38580
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.66
Corn for grain: 2029 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1203 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2271 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 75 acresBartow
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 fatalities and 100 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (7%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Educational
services (13%)
- Health
care (10%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(47%)
- Peru
(7%)
- Guatemala
(5%)
- El
Salvador (5%)
- Thailand
(4%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Korea
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bartow County:
|
- United
States or American (38%)
- English
(9%)
- Irish
(9%)
- German
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 28,908 (80%)
- Carpooled:
5,365 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 113 (0%)
- Taxi:
68 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
13 (0%)
- Bicycle:
104 (0%)
- Walked:
332 (1%)
- Other
means: 232 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 818 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Bartow County, Georgia
- 437
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 334
people in nursing homes
- 59
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 33
people in other group homes
- 22
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,209.
9.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,619 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.48% | | Georgia
average: | 10.98% |
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($464 average AGI)
| Bartow
County: |
0.21% | | Georgia
average: | 0.39% |
6.22% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,336 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($12,818 average AGI)
| Bartow
County: |
3.05% | | Georgia
average: | 4.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cobb County, GA
|
1.88% ($43,014 average AGI) |
| from
Cherokee County, GA
|
0.82% ($36,885) |
| from
Gordon County, GA
|
0.58% ($31,441) |
| from
Floyd County, GA
|
0.48% ($32,021) |
| from
Paulding County, GA
|
0.45% ($35,234) |
| from
Polk County, GA
|
0.28% ($24,302) |
| from
Fulton County, GA
|
0.19% ($44,190) |
7.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,349 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.55% | | Georgia
average: | 9.55% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
| Bartow
County: |
0.03% | | Georgia
average: | 0.09% |
5.30% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,659 average AGI)
2.22% relocated to other states ($11,485 average AGI)
| Bartow
County: |
2.22% | | Georgia
average: | 3.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cobb County, GA
|
1.26% ($37,471 average AGI) |
| to
Cherokee County, GA
|
0.66% ($39,455) |
| to
Floyd County, GA
|
0.52% ($32,787) |
| to
Gordon County, GA
|
0.50% ($30,311) |
| to
Paulding County, GA
|
0.44% ($39,015) |
| to
Polk County, GA
|
0.26% ($27,244) |
| to
Fulton County, GA
|
0.20% ($27,814) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.9
Births
per 1000 population in Bartow County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bartow County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bartow County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,779 (7,591 aged, 2,188 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 75,120
- In
family households: 67,764 (16,841 male householders, 4,233 female householders)
17,311
spouses, 23,491 children (20,769 natural, 598 adopted, 2,124 stepchildren), 2,192 grandchildren, 626 brothers or sisters, 532 parents, 1,304 other relatives, 1,234 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 7,356 (2,597 male householders (1,991 living alone)), 3,502 female householders (3,092 living alone)), 1,257 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 899 (791 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,051 2-persons, 5,239 3-persons, 4,640 4-persons, 1,973 5-persons, 759 6-persons, 412 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,083 1-person, 863 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
14,894 married couples with children.
3,878 single-parent households (1,009 men, 2,869 women).
94.5% of residents of Bartow County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $325,735,000 ($3745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,823,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $165,626,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,311,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,221,000
Federal grants: $76,819,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,032,000 ($6,263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,725,000 ($1,057,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $615,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $94,762,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,061,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,627
| Here: |
85 per 1000 residents | | State: |
79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,502
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +680
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +21
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,547
| Here: |
+96 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+26 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bartow County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.06 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,535
- 1995
to 1998: 5,314
- 1990
to 1994: 4,009
- 1980
to 1989: 6,291
- 1970
to 1979: 4,040
- 1960
to 1969: 2,863
- 1950
to 1959: 1,993
- 1940
to 1949: 1,025
- 1939
or earlier: 1,681
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bartow County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 26
- 2
rooms: 62
- 3
rooms: 571
- 4
rooms: 1,709
- 5
rooms: 5,616
- 6
rooms: 5,498
- 7
rooms: 3,210
- 8
rooms: 2,124
- 9
or more rooms: 1,628
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bartow County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 116
- 2
rooms: 347
- 3
rooms: 954
- 4
rooms: 2,141
- 5
rooms: 1,672
- 6
rooms: 979
- 7
rooms: 308
- 8
rooms: 154
- 9
or more rooms: 61
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bartow County:
|
- no
bedroom: 37
- 1
bedroom: 335
- 2
bedrooms: 3,677
- 3
bedrooms: 12,879
- 4
bedrooms: 2,839
- 5
or more bedrooms: 677
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bartow County:
|
- no
bedroom: 147
- 1
bedroom: 1,256
- 2
bedrooms: 2,894
- 3
bedrooms: 2,197
- 4
bedrooms: 161
- 5
or more bedrooms: 77
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Bartow County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 601
- 1
vehicle: 4,322
- 2
vehicles: 9,537
- 3
vehicles: 4,286
- 4
vehicles: 1,221
- 5
or more vehicles: 477
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Bartow County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 821
- 1
vehicle: 2,795
- 2
vehicles: 2,382
- 3
vehicles: 603
- 4
vehicles: 75
- 5
or more vehicles: 56
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52% of Bartow County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Georgia.
| Bartow
County: |
51.8% | | State
average: |
50.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 51712
- Northeast:
3076
- Midwest:
5832
- South:
11342
- West:
1750
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $101,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Electricity
(36%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Utility
gas (38%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 476
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 187
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 307
| Here: |
18.2% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
Bartow
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Sewerage: $3,127,000
All Other: $2,993,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,638,000
Parks & Recreation: $220,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $12,100,000
General - Other: $6,906,000
Water Utilities: $4,276,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,882,000
Fire Protection: $3,719,000
Health Services - Other: $3,650,000
Regular Highways: $3,592,000
Central Staff Services: $3,355,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,860,000
Sewerage: $2,850,000
General Public Buildings: $1,647,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,638,000
Financial Administration: $1,552,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,067,000
Welfare - Other: $707,000
Housing & Community Development: $308,000
Libraries: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $7,400,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $4,861,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,108,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $101,115,000
Water Utilities: $14,547,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,360,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $25,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $29,730,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,615,000
Water Utilities: $13,624,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $923,000
Other, NEC: $630,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $7,642,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,161,000
Rents: $135,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $4,280,000
Regular Highways: $967,000
Fire Protection: $251,000
Water Utilities: $214,000
General - Other: $152,000
Police Protection: $150,000
Sewerage: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $142,000
Health - Other: $128,000
General Public Building: $24,000
Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $11,000
Judicial: $9,000
Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,073,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $4,691,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $99,615,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,074,000
Health & Hospitals: $553,000
Highways: $400,000
- Tax
- Property: $19,926,000
Total General Sales: $14,542,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,441,000
NEC: $884,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $367,000
Public Utilities: $355,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $24,449,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $596,000
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