East Ellijay

Population: 418
Median household income: $26,563
Median home value: $167,200

East Ellijay is a community in Gilmer County, Georgia, home to 418 residents. At $26,563, its median household income sits below Gilmer County's $72,542.

From 2019 to 2023, East Ellijay's population declined 29.3% from 591 to 418, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $133,300 to $167,200.

The median resident is 57.3 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 21.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 418
Median age: 57.3 yrs
Median household income: $26,563
Median home value: $167,200
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 308
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

591418

Median household income

$31,607$26,563

Median home value

$133,300$167,200

Median gross rent

$1,014$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	591	$31,607	$133,300	$1,014
2020	707	$24,750	$136,600	$728
2021	615	$23,889	$137,500	$1,023
2022	530	$26,691	$167,700	$617
2023	418	$26,563	$167,200	$642

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over21.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	2.6%
5 to 17	31	7.4%
18 to 24	38	9.1%
25 to 34	49	11.7%
35 to 44	31	7.4%
45 to 54	36	8.6%
55 to 64	74	17.7%
65 to 74	59	14.1%
75 and over	89	21.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	350	83.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	24.0%
High school graduate	90	26.6%
Some college or associate's	99	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	57	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	115	67.6%
Carpooled	27	15.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	51.3%
15 to 29 min	17	11.2%
30 to 44 min	31	20.4%
45 to 59 min	7	4.6%
60+ min	19	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.66
Poverty rate: 21.8% (91 of 418)

	Count	Share
Family households	76	30.2%
Nonfamily households	176	69.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	252	81.8%
Vacant	56	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	140	55.6%
Renter-occupied	112	44.4%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	182	59.1%
1-unit, attached	30	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13	4.2%
5 to 19 units	45	14.6%
20 or more units	19	6.2%
Mobile home & other	19	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1325356
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6652, -84.4908