Cartersville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 16,081 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Cartersville is the 55th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cartersville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cartersville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cartersville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.33%), sales jobs (14.26%), and management occupations (7.59%).

Even though Cartersville is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Cartersville Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Cartersville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.53% of adults in Cartersville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cartersville in 2000 was $19,977, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,908 for a family of four.

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

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