City profile · Georgia · Census ACS 2023

Cedartown, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cedartown - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

10,211
Residents
$32,064
Median income
$148,000
Median home
$1,018
Median rent (state)

Cedartown - the verdict

Cedartown ranks in the 3rd percentile for household income and the 25th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

3rd
percentile, household income
26th
percentile, home value
21st
percentile, median rent
25th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cedartown, GA

Georgia's Cedartown is a small town, with 10,211 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Cedartown households earn a median of $32,064 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 37.6%. Typical homes in Cedartown are valued around $148,000, and the median resident age is 31.5 years. Educational attainment runs 16.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 48.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 24 residential building permits were authorized in Cedartown (Low Activity), per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2360.2 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 62.2°F with 52.8 inches of precipitation per year.

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: the state registers 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,018 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 64.1 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

10,211 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$32,064 /yr

Poverty 37.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Cedartown compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cedartown stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 3% higher than other cities
Home value 26% pricier than other cities
Median rent 21% pricier than other cities
Safety 25% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Cedartown ranks #97 of 165 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Cedartown's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

3rdIncome percentile
25thSafety percentile

3rd percentile nationally for median household income · 25th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Cedartown's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Cedartown's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 35 Avg. percentile National median
Cedartown's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Cedartown's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$148,000 Among the most affordable more affordable than 74% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cedartown $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cedartown, GA Cedartown, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cedartown, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cedartown, GA median $32,064/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cedartown, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cedartown, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 16.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 37.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 48.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
10,211
Median Income
$32,064
Median Home Value
$148,000
Median Age
31.5
Poverty Rate
37.6%
Labor force participation
48.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
16.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2360.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
367.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1992.6
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
62.2°F
Annual Precipitation
52.8"
Annual Snowfall
N/A

Schools

Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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10,000 residents10,200 residents10,400 residents10,600 residents 202020212022202320242025 10,166 residents 10,514 residents ▲ +3.4%
Cedartown's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
24
housing units authorized
Single-Family
7
detached homes
Multifamily
17
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.4
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 0
2020 3
2021 4
2022 13
2023 3
2024 24

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
79.4%
Carpool
14.2%
Public Transit
1.8%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
1.5%
Other
1.0%

Based on 3,732 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cedartown sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,018/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
64.1 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Georgia

Flowery Branch
10,286 people
Cordele
10,107 people
Fort Oglethorpe
10,332 people
Cairo
10,067 people
Garden City
10,375 people
Fair Oaks
10,392 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cedartown's 10,211 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Rainbow City, AL
10,213 people
New Hyde Park, NY
10,208 people
Sellersburg, IN
10,215 people
Safford, AZ
10,217 people
Columbia, PA
10,217 people
Independent Hill, VA
10,217 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cedartown's $32,064 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Minor, AL
$32,065 median income
Potsdam, NY
$32,061 median income
Dovesville, SC
$32,072 median income
Kentwood, LA
$32,074 median income
Twin Oaks, OK
$32,054 median income
Silver Cliff, CO
$32,083 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cedartown, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cedartown, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 60.1% 23.1% 7.5% 7.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 26.7% White 60.1% Black or African American 23.1% Asian 0.2% American Indian 2.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 7.5% Two or more races 7.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cedartown compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cedartown (this city) 10,211 $32,064
Flowery Branch 10,286 $88,185
Cordele 10,107 $31,564
Fort Oglethorpe 10,332 $50,902
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cedartown, GA?

What is the population of Cedartown, GA? +

The population of Cedartown, GA stands at 10,211 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cedartown, GA? +

Median annual household income in Cedartown runs $32,064, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cedartown? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cedartown; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Is Cedartown, GA safe? +

Cedartown has a total crime rate of 2360.2 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Cedartown, GA? +

A typical home in Cedartown is worth $148,000, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Cedartown? +

Cedartown has an average annual temperature of 62.2°F, 52.8 inches of precipitation. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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