East Ellijay vs Ellijay

A side-by-side comparison of East Ellijay and Ellijay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellijay has the higher population (1,931 vs 418 in East Ellijay). Ellijay has the higher median household income ($47,639 vs $26,563 in East Ellijay). Ellijay has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $167,200 in East Ellijay).

Population, income & housing

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
Population	418	1,931
Median age	57.3 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$26,563	$47,639
Median home value	$167,200	$277,600
Median gross rent	$642	$728
Housing units	308	909
Homeownership rate	55.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
Population	591 → 418 (-29.3%)	2,436 → 1,931 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$31,607 → $26,563 (-16.0%)	$48,409 → $47,639 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $167,200 (+25.4%)	$173,000 → $277,600 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,014 → $642 (-36.7%)	$614 → $728 (+18.6%)

East Ellijay

Population

591418

Median household income

$31,607$26,563

Median home value

$133,300$167,200

Median gross rent

$1,014$642

Ellijay

Population

2,4361,931

Median household income

$48,409$47,639

Median home value

$173,000$277,600

Median gross rent

$614$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
Under 5	2.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	7.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.4%
75 and over	21.3%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	68.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
No high school diploma	24.0%	15.4%
High school graduate	26.6%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
Drove alone	67.6%	62.0%
Carpooled	15.9%	32.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
1-unit, detached	59.1%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	6.2%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	East Ellijay	Ellijay
Poverty rate	21.8%	22.2%
Average household size	1.66	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1988	1987