Ellijay is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,927 people and six associated neighborhoods, Ellijay is the 268th largest community in Georgia. Ellijay real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Ellijay house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Ellijay, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.36% of Ellijay’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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 sales jobs (11.13%), maintenance occupations (9.63%), and food service (7.97%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ellijay has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ellijay a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Ellijay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Ellijay with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.39% of adults in Ellijay have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ellijay in 2022 was $26,364, 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 $105,456 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 23.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ellijay include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Ellijay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
