Bartow is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 15,341 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Bartow is the 169th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bartow is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bartow is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bartow who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.41%), sales jobs (7.95%), and teaching (7.47%).

Bartow is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bartow Information and Demographics

The education level of Bartow citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.99% of adults in Bartow have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bartow in 2000 was $19,487, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,948 for a family of four.

Bartow is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bartow home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bartow is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bartow include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bartow is English. Some people also speak Spanish.