Euharlee, Georgia
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Euharlee · Bartow County, Georgia
Population 4,251 (est. 2026: ~4,200)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -0.49% annual growth projection

Euharlee, Georgia

Bartow County, Georgia · Population 4,268

Euharlee sits along the Euharlee Creek in the western edge of Bartow County, roughly 10 miles southwest of Cartersville and about 45 miles northwest of Atlanta. It is a small, tight-knit city — the kind of place where a median age of 35.9 and an average household size of 3.03 signal a community built around families raising children, not retirees or transient renters. Euharlee has a historic district anchored by the 1886 Covered Bridge, one of the few remaining covered bridges in Georgia, and the town carries that sense of deliberate preservation into its modern identity: low density, high owner-occupancy, and a housing market that has attracted working families priced out of the Atlanta metro.

People & Demographics

Euharlee's population stands at 4,258, a small fraction of Bartow County's 108,901 residents. The city skews young — median age of 35.9 — with 1,010 children under 18 living across 1,403 households. Family households account for 1,202 of those 1,403, meaning roughly 86% of households include a family unit. That is a notably family-dense profile.

Racially, the population is 3,250 White, 698 Black, and 29 Asian, with 118 residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino. The community is less diverse than the broader Atlanta metro but reasonably representative of small-city Bartow County.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Euharlee is $92,766 — a figure that stands well above Georgia's state median, which sits in the low-to-mid $60,000 range. Per capita income comes in at $34,428, and 177 residents fall below the poverty line, representing a relatively low poverty rate for a city of this size.

Of the 2,418 residents in the labor force, 102 are unemployed. Most workers commute out — Euharlee functions economically as a residential community. Cartersville is the nearest employment hub, with Marietta and the broader Atlanta metro reachable for higher-wage professional work.

Housing

Euharlee's housing data tells a clear story: this is an owner-dominated, fully occupied market. All 1,403 housing units are occupied — the data shows zero vacant units — and 1,244 of those are owner-occupied. Only 159 units are renter-occupied, putting the homeownership rate at roughly 89%, an unusually high figure by any standard.

Median home value is $204,600. Median rent is $1,273 per month. For buyers, $204,600 represents solid value for Bartow County and a significant discount to the Atlanta metro. For the relatively few renters in town, $1,273 per month is in line with broader northwest Georgia pricing but reflects the limited rental supply.

Schools

Euharlee children attend schools directly in the city:

Both schools are part of the Bartow County School System. High school students feed into the county system's secondary campuses outside Euharlee.

Getting Around

Euharlee is car-dependent, full stop. Of 2,271 total workers, 1,905 drove alone and 181 carpooled. Zero workers commuted by public transit and zero walked. A meaningful 185 residents worked from home — about 8% of the workforce, consistent with post-2020 remote work patterns in suburban communities.

Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 57,280 minutes, working out to an average one-way commute of roughly 25 minutes. That tracks with a population primarily commuting to Cartersville, Rome, or the northern Atlanta suburbs.

Healthcare

The closest hospital is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, approximately 10 miles northeast. Cartersville serves as Euharlee's practical healthcare hub for emergency and inpatient services. For specialist care or major procedures, residents typically access the Atlanta metro's hospital network.

Local provider listings can be searched through the CMS NPI Registry for Euharlee, GA.

Library

The Emmie Nelson Public Library serves Euharlee and the surrounding area. Contact: (770) 382-2057. It is part of the Cherokee Regional Library System that serves Bartow County residents.

Parks & Recreation

The Euharlee Covered Bridge Historic Site is the town's signature local landmark. For larger natural recreation, several National Park Service units are within reasonable driving distance:

For outdoor recreation closer to home, the Euharlee Creek greenway and the Etowah River corridor offer informal access to northwest Georgia's broader natural landscape.

Natural Hazards

Bartow County has a documented history of significant weather and natural disaster events. FEMA declarations affecting the county include:

The pattern is consistent: flooding, tornadoes, and winter storms are the primary threats. Tropical systems weakened to tropical storms or remnants have repeatedly caused flooding damage well inland. Residents should maintain flood and storm preparedness plans year-round.

Government & Municipal Code

Euharlee's municipal code is published through Municode and publicly available at library.municode.com/ga/euharlee. The city does not have a locally adopted building code on file in this dataset — residents undertaking construction or renovation should confirm current requirements directly with city or county offices.

Weather

Current forecasts for Euharlee are available through the National Weather Service. Active weather alerts can be tracked at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest surface weather observation station is EUHARLEE 1.1 NNE, located approximately 0.8 miles from town center.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)