Ellijay is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,938 people and six associated neighborhoods, Ellijay is the 268th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ellijay is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.80% of the Ellijay workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ellijay is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellijay who work in maintenance occupations (9.40%), sales jobs (8.56%), and healthcare (7.29%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ellijay is worth considering. Being a small city, Ellijay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Ellijay citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.43% of adults 25 and older in Ellijay have a college degree. The per capita income in Ellijay in 2022 was $28,051, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,204 for a family of four. However, Ellijay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ellijay is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ellijay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellijay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ellijay also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ellijay include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ellijay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
