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Georgia·Lamar County
3 tracts·4K people·$177K median·587/mi²
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The median home value in Barnesville is $176,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Barnesville has 6,121 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 31.1; the population is 47.7% Black, 42.8% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lamar County Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (29%); Lamar County Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $846/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Barnesville is $57,411 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Barnesville, median rent is $846/month and the median home value is $176,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Barnesville reported 0.5 violent crimes and 0.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Barnesville are strong wind (83), hail (80) and wildfire (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Barnesville, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).