2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Bowling Green, FL vs Bartow, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Bartow, is 36% more than it is in Bowling Green and is 29% below the National Average.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Bartow unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Bowling Green, FLBartow, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,522  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,593$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,329  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bowling Green, FLBartow, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bowling Green, FLBartow, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair27.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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