Georgia · Census place 27092
Ellijay city, GA
Quick answer
Ellijay city has 1,931 residents, ranking #300 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $47,639, the median home is worth $277,600 and median gross rent runs $728 a month.
- Population
- 1,931Ellijay city residents
- Median household income
- $47,639Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $277,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $728Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ellijay city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ellijay city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.2% of residents and 33.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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