Elbert County, GA Demographic Data
Elbert County, GA Summary
Elbert County is located in Georgia
- Population: 19,900
- Area: 374.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 351.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 53.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 641.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elbert County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,160
52%
50.8
Male
9,234
48%
49.2
Total Population
19,394
323,128,000
Elbert County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,189
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,148
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,193
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,150
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,250
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,164
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,279
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,664
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,294
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,401
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,115
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,158
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
389
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,101
77.9%
77.2
Female
7,978
52.8%
51.3
Male
7,123
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,370
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,450
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,662
18.9%
15.2
Female
2,091
57.1%
55.8
Male
1,571
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Elbert County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,324
99.6%
96.8
White
12,933
66.7%
72.6
Black or African American
5,885
30.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
65
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
23
0.1%
0.2
Korean
23
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
441
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
70
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,052
5.4%
17.8
Mexican
919
4.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
57
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
14
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
62
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,342
94.6%
82.2
Elbert County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
911
6.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,988
14.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,094
45.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,124
15.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
773
5.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
824
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
750
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,899
21.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,565
78.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,574
11.7%
31.2
Elbert County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,517
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
7,675
48.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,774
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
340
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,558
9.8
5.8%
Elbert County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,203
94.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,002
5.5%
21.6%
Spanish
894
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
68
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
32
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Elbert County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
824
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
972
12.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,119
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
829
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,239
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,129
14.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
578
7.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
655
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
109
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
157
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
35,739
57,617
Per capita income
21,039
31,128
Elbert County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
323
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
324
4.4%
9.8
Construction
247
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,477
20.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
243
3.3%
6.6
Information
41
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,005
27.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
403
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
381
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
416
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
837
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
326
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
320
4.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
707
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,892
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,084
28.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,553
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,107
15.1%
18.1%
Elbert County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,246
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,207
85.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
768
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
23
0.3%
5.1
Walked
78
1.1%
2.7
Other means
7
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
163
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Elbert County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
596
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,739
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,416
31.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,860
24.4%
21.0
Elbert County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,611
80.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,329
70.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,282
30.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,898
20.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Elbert County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,509
1 room
35
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.1%
2.7
3 rooms
344
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,480
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,723
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,007
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,512
15.9%
12.0
8 rooms
763
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
633
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Elbert County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,509
1-unit, detached
6,167
64.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
56
0.6%
5.9
2-units
100
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
41
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
377
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
53
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
108
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,593
27.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
14
0.1%
0.1
Elbert County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
738
7.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
317
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
761
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,546
16.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,035
21.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,449
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,591
16.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
880
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
49
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
143
1.5%
1.4%
Elbert County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,667
35.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
709
9.3%
4.7
Electricity
3,887
51.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
72
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
245
3.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
31
0.4%
1.1
Elbert County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,534
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
32
1.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
1.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
59
2.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
71
2.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
364
14.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
749
29.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,226
48.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,188
46.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
271
10.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
281
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
167
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
625
24.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Elbert County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,981
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
1.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
2.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
628
31.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,287
65.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
301
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
616
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
196
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
289
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
244
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
132
7.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
153
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
853
45.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
415
0.0%
0.0%
Elbert County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,329
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,340
25.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,760
33.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
893
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
547
10.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
510
9.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
176
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
62
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,700
205,000