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.
As is often the case in a small city, Ellijay doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
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.
