The overall crime rate in Echols County is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Echols County rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.96% of adults 25 and older in Echols County have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Echols County in 2022 was $24,751, 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 $99,004 for a family of four. However, Echols County contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Echols County is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Echols County home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Echols County residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Echols County also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Echols County include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Echols County is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
