Elberton, GA Demographic Data
Elberton, GA Summary
Elberton is located in Elbert County in Georgia
- Population: 4,617
- Area: 4.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 965.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 642.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elberton, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,246
50%
50.8
Male
2,210
50%
49.2
Total Population
4,456
323,128,000
Elberton, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
303
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
216
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
272
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
364
8.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
359
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
419
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
525
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
492
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
393
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
322
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
388
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
240
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
163
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,430
77.0%
77.2
Female
1,706
49.7%
51.3
Male
1,724
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,199
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
964
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
791
17.8%
15.2
Female
521
65.9%
55.8
Male
270
34.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Elberton, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,439
99.6%
96.8
White
2,175
48.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2,039
45.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
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
225
5.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
17
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
462
10.4%
17.8
Mexican
457
10.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,994
89.6%
82.2
Elberton, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
236
8.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
460
15.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,134
38.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
581
19.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
193
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
214
7.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
124
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
696
23.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,246
76.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
338
11.5%
31.2
Elberton, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,462
39.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,111
30.3%
47.5
Divorced
527
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
156
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
409
11.2
5.8%
Elberton, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,708
89.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
445
10.7%
21.6%
Spanish
427
10.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.2%
1.1%
Elberton, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
209
11.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
336
18.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
274
15.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
196
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
245
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
230
12.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
130
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
113
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
33
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
25
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
29,088
57,617
Per capita income
18,862
31,128
Elberton, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
31
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
76
4.8%
9.8
Construction
22
1.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
292
18.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
48
3.0%
6.6
Information
17
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
563
35.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
120
7.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
68
4.3%
11.4
Public administration
72
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
167
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
92
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
73
4.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
279
17.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
665
42.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
247
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
313
19.8%
18.1%
Elberton, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,567
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,348
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
155
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
24
1.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
40
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.7
26.6
Elberton, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
154
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
786
43.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
534
29.8%
37.1
3 or more
317
17.7%
21.0
Elberton, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,791
78.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
969
54.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
822
45.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
488
21.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Elberton, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,279
1 room
15
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
39
1.7%
9.1
4 rooms
431
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
625
27.4%
19.8
6 rooms
425
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
321
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
310
13.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
101
4.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Elberton, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,279
1-unit, detached
1,778
78.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
1.5%
5.9
2-units
75
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
34
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
189
8.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
90
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
79
3.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elberton, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
389
17.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
157
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
362
15.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
570
25.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
386
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
234
10.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
113
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
68
3.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elberton, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,115
62.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
676
37.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elberton, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
469
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
17
3.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
75
16.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
125
26.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
252
53.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
160
34.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
124
26.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
1.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
115
24.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elberton, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
767
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
3.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
4.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
304
39.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
408
53.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
55
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
616
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
104
14.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
76
10.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
71
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
4.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
14.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
349
47.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Elberton, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
969
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
155
16.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
472
48.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
165
17.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
76
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
75
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,200
205,000
