Elbert County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,849	10,940,407	334,922,499	1894th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,450	$77,353	$80,734	2227th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	37.6	38.9	1145th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.3%	34.9%	35.7%	2610th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$142,000	$303,300	$332,700	2365th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$844	$1,393	$1,413	1792nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	13.4%	12.5%	768th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.1%	5.2%	1489th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	56.5	189.6	n/a	1429th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	11.2%	14.1%	1079th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2527th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	65.7%	65.2%	2176th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.1	28.3	26.4	1629th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.1%	15.9%	15.1%	2074th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.0%	n/a	n/a	370th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.6%	46.5%	46.9%	2279th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.6%	n/a	n/a	2811th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.3%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.4	64.9	61.4

Age in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	43.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	8,376	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.3%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,738	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.1%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.7%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	9,426	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.0%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,298	$2,341	n/a

Education in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	14.2%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Elbert County, Georgia

Statistic	Elbert County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	12.3%	16.7%

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