Bartow, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Bartow in Polk County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Bartow view- Population
- 20,438 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $68,178 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 18.1% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 65.9% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 55.8% White, 22.0% Black, 15.9% Hispanic, 2.7% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 5.5% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 6,355 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 3.5 violent and 10.2 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Bartow Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 422 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Bartow
Schools located in Bartow
- Bartow Senior High School (high school)
- Transition School (high school)
- Bartow Middle School (middle school)
- Union Academy (middle school)
- Bartow Elementary Academy (elementary school)
- Compass Middle Charter School (k-8 school)
- Floral Avenue Elementary School (elementary school)
- Gause Academy Of Leadership (school)
- Hospital Homebound (school)
- James E. Stephens Academy (elementary school)
- Jean O'Dell Learning Center (school)
- Polk County Sheriff'S Central Center (school)
- Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center (school)
- Spessard L Holland Elementary (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau