Demographics of Barnesville city, Georgia

Barnesville city, Georgia had 6,329 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +215 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barnesville city, in four figures

6,329
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,121 ±21.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +215 people.; 31.1 ±6.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,411 ±$10,072
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Barnesville city, Georgia's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barnesville city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Barnesville city, Georgia's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barnesville city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,114	100.0	100.0
2021	5,783	94.6	100.2
2022	6,016	98.4	100.7
2023	6,325	103.5	101.6
2024	6,340	103.7	102.5
2025	6,329	103.5	103.1

Population of Barnesville city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,114	—
2021	5,783	−331
2022	6,016	+233
2023	6,325	+309
2024	6,340	+15
2025	6,329	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.1 ±6.1: for men 25.6 ±4.7 and for women 38.1 ±9.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barnesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	39 to 257	0.6% to 4.2%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	922 ±265	15.1% ±4.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,521 ±339	24.8% ±5.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,315 ±320	21.5% ±5.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,433 ±312	23.4% ±5.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	782 ±164	12.8% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,411 ±$10,072, and income per person $23,378 ±$2,926, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Barnesville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	616 ±212	28.5% ±9.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	321 ±137	14.8% ±6.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	618 ±187	28.6% ±8.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	251 ±114	11.6% ±5.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	238 ±106	11.0% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11 to 79	0.5% to 3.6%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 138	0.5% to 6.4%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Barnesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	716 ±281	14.0% ±5.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	45 to 277	4.7% to 25.4%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	344 ±162	11.0% ±5.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	96 to 326	11.6% to 34.3%	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barnesville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barnesville city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	2,423 ±240	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±3.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% to 16.1%	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.4% ±7.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.6% ±8.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$176,500 ±$30,519	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$846 ±$136	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Barnesville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 639	0% to 10.4%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,621 ±422	42.8% ±6.9	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,922 ±442	47.7% ±7.2	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13 to 155	0.2% to 2.5%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	80 to 294	1.3% to 4.8%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Barnesville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	4,515 ±375	73.8% ±6.1	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,441 ±367	23.5% ±6.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 48	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43 to 251	0.7% to 4.1%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 95	0% to 1.6%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 200	0.3% to 3.3%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Barnesville city among the places of Georgia

148th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Barnesville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stone Mountain city	6,623 ±23
Eatonton city	6,515 ±26
Morrow city	6,364 ±25
Fairfield Plantation CDP	6,172 ±1,025
Jonesboro city	6,143 ±17
Barnesville city	6,121 ±21
McRae-Helena city	6,030 ±29
Byron city	5,971 ±16
Temple city	5,901 ±94
Oakwood city	5,862 ±18
Conley CDP	5,822 ±1,399

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 32 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 55 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 65 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 105 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 108 Places in Georgia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026