Dewy Rose vs Elberton

A side-by-side comparison of Dewy Rose and Elberton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dewy Rose and Elberton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elberton has the higher population (4,691 vs 205 in Dewy Rose). Dewy Rose has the higher median household income ($49,531 vs $41,454 in Elberton). Since 2019, Dewy Rose's population has grown faster (+10.8% vs +8.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
Population	205	4,691
Median age	33.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,531	$41,454
Median home value	—	$97,500
Median gross rent	$1,135	$846
Housing units	49	2,223
Homeownership rate	28.6%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
Population	185 → 205 (+10.8%)	4,343 → 4,691 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$43,261 → $49,531 (+14.5%)	$33,895 → $41,454 (+22.3%)
Median home value	—	$85,000 → $97,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,135 (+50.7%)	$682 → $846 (+24.0%)

Dewy Rose

Population

185205

Median household income

$43,261$49,531

Median gross rent

$753$1,135

Elberton

Population

4,3434,691

Median household income

$33,895$41,454

Median home value

$85,000$97,500

Median gross rent

$682$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
Under 5	0.0%	14.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	31.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	6.3%	6.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	13.7%
75 and over	3.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	40.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
No high school diploma	38.8%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
Drove alone	100.0%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
1-unit, detached	28.6%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	24.5%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	46.9%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Dewy Rose	Elberton
Poverty rate	18.0%	35.0%
Average household size	4.18	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1991	1959