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, Bartow isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bartow are a mix 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%).

Being a small city, Bartow does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bartow Information and Demographics

The population of Bartow overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Bartow, 16.99% 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.