Bartow is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,584 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bartow is the 147th largest community in Florida.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

The education level of Bartow citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.34% of adults in Bartow have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bartow in 2022 was $31,020, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,080 for a family of four. However, Bartow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bartow is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bartow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bartow residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bartow also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bartow include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bartow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.