Bartow, Florida demographics

Bartow, FL demographics: median age 36.5; 22.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bartow city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1203675. The survey estimates a population of 20,438 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bartow is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 7,439 households (±389). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.5 ±2.2	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	4,134 ±591	20.2% ±2.9 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	5,591 ±777	27.4% ±3.8 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,337 ±738	35.9% ±3.6 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	3,376 ±412	16.5% ±2.0 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	10,294 ±482	50.4% ±2.4 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	10,144 ±476	49.6% ±2.3 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	11,666 ±912	57.1% ±4.5 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,589 ±678	22.5% ±3.3 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	112 ±130 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	556 ±332 · low precision	2.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,103 ±435	5.4% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,412 ±608	11.8% ±3.0 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,196 ±700	84.1% ±3.4 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,242 ±700	15.9% ±3.4 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,439
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,142 ±348	42.2% ±4.1 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	404 ±208 · low precision	5.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,431 ±248	19.2% ±3.2 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,888 ±323	25.4% ±4.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	574 ±206	7.7% ±2.7 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,439
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,107 ±276	28.3% ±3.4 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,332 ±459	71.7% ±4.9 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,439
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,888 ±323	25.4% ±4.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,762 ±405	37.1% ±5.1 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,412 ±318	19.0% ±4.2 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	562 ±200	7.6% ±2.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	524 ±152	7.0% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	208 ±101	2.8% ±1.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	83 ±83 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	19,306 ±334	94.5% ±1.6 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,132 ±340	5.5% ±1.7 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,151
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	16,370 ±734	85.5% ±3.4 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	2,041 ±572	10.7% ±3.0 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	64 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	30 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	243 ±263 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	126 ±111 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	196 ±138 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	81 ±93 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,213 ±325	8.3% ±2.2 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,213 ±692	35.7% ±4.5 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,283 ±559	22.5% ±3.7 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,558 ±372	10.7% ±2.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,401 ±370	16.4% ±2.4 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	929 ±237	6.4% ±1.6 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,019
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	16,976 ±649	84.8% ±3.1 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,794 ±600	9.0% ±3.0 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	884 ±373	4.4% ±1.9 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	292 ±151 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	73 ±84 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.4% of Bartow residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 86.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bartow	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.4% ±1.9 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.9% ±3.0 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±2.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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