Demographics of Bartow city, Florida

Bartow city, Florida had 23,617 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,928 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bartow city, in four figures

23,617
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,438 ±36.; +20.0%
Change since July 2020: +3,928 people.; 36.5 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,178 ±$7,603
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.

Bartow city, Florida's population grew 20.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bartow city, Florida'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Bartow city, Florida's population grew 20.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bartow city, Florida'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	19,689	100.0	100.0
2021	19,911	101.1	100.2
2022	20,160	102.4	100.7
2023	20,931	106.3	101.6
2024	22,205	112.8	102.5
2025	23,617	120.0	103.1

Population of Bartow city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,689	—
2021	19,911	+222
2022	20,160	+249
2023	20,931	+771
2024	22,205	+1,274
2025	23,617	+1,412

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±2.2: for men 34.3 ±1.9 and for women 39.5 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bartow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,287 ±378	6.3% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,847 ±455	13.9% ±2.2	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,707 ±352	8.4% ±1.7	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,714 ±833	32.9% ±4.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,507 ±574	22.1% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,376 ±412	16.5% ±2.0	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,178 ±$7,603, and income per person $33,475 ±$2,534, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bartow city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,143 ±266	15.4% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,572 ±316	21.1% ±4.1	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,243 ±243	16.7% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	961 ±224	12.9% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,659 ±367	22.3% ±4.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	590 ±167	7.9% ±2.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	271 ±101	3.6% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Bartow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	3,505 ±641	18.1% ±3.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,676 ±465	41.0% ±9.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,299 ±342	11.9% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	530 ±191	11.9% ±4.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bartow city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bartow city	Florida	United States
Housing units	8,019 ±443	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±7.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.9% ±4.3	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.1% ±4.1	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$234,100 ±$12,029	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,142 ±$165	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Bartow city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,242 ±700	15.9% ±3.4	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,409 ±926	55.8% ±4.5	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,497 ±646	22.0% ±3.2	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	224 to 888	1.1% to 4.3%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	670 ±238	3.3% ±1.2	3.8% ±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 Bartow city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	12,952 ±741	63.4% ±3.6	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,739 ±695	28.1% ±3.4	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	615 ±275	3.0% ±1.3	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,132 ±340	5.5% ±1.7	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	736 ±281	3.6% ±1.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	172 to 620	0.8% to 3.0%	9.3% ±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%.

Bartow city among the places of Florida

203rd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Bartow city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Walton Beach city	21,025 ±60
Florida Ridge CDP	20,889 ±1,470
West Pensacola CDP	20,665 ±1,654
Lealman CDP	20,567 ±1,263
Tavares city	20,463 ±37
Bartow city	20,438 ±36
Punta Gorda city	20,278 ±28
Englewood CDP	20,091 ±1,132
Sweetwater city	20,085 ±33
Lynn Haven city	20,081 ±51
Palm Valley CDP	19,796 ±1,384

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026