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Elbert County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2022: 19,917 (29% urban, 71% rural); it was 20,511 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,095
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,632
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,076
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,336 (it was 1,928 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

34%

Land area: 369 sq. mi.

Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 54 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Elbert County: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational, health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Elbert County, GA (2022)
    • 12,24162.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,34527.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,2726.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4062.1%Two or more races
    • 2261.1%Asian alone
    • 1550.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 730.4%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

43.3 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years
Males: 9,499  (47.7%)
Females: 10,418  (52.3%)
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Average household size:
Elbert County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,190 ($28,724 in 1999)
This county:

$49,190
Georgia:

$72,837

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $543 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $714)
This county:

$543
State:

$1065


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $126,386 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
Elbert:

$126,386
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,675 - $207,625
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,129
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $422

Institutionalized population: 217

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 19
  • Burglaries: 27
  • Thefts: 70
  • Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 15
  • Burglaries: 46
  • Thefts: 104
  • Auto thefts: 7
Elbert County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 95 buildings, average cost: $133,000
  • 2021: 40 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2020: 33 buildings, average cost: $159,300
  • 2019: 29 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 2018: 42 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 2017: 38 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 2016: 21 buildings, average cost: $155,100
  • 2015: 15 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2014: 12 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $115,700
  • 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $119,200
  • 2011: 21 buildings, average cost: $111,100
  • 2010: 18 buildings, average cost: $127,000
  • 2009: 32 buildings, average cost: $138,600
  • 2008: 67 buildings, average cost: $128,100
  • 2007: 61 buildings, average cost: $78,700
  • 2006: 114 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2005: 122 buildings, average cost: $54,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $63,400
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $61,800
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $77,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Elbert, GA residents
Average permit cost in Elbert, GA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,247 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $882 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Elbert, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Elbert, GA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elbert, GA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.8%
Elbert County:

17.8%
Georgia:

12.7%
(13.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.1% for Black residents, 5.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.3 years old
(Males: 42.4 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.0 years old, Black residents: 40.6 years old, American Indian residents: 45.2 years old, Asian residents: 42.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.6 years old, Other race residents: 36.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elbert County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elberton, Coldwater Creek, Bowman, Dewy Rose.

Elbert County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Elbert County: Camp Maranatha (A), Haggards Crossroad (B), Sacred Heart Camp (C), Pleasant Grove Community Center (D), Brice Drake Chicken Farm (E), Collins District Volunteer Fire Department (F), Harrison Volunteer Fire Department (G), Collins District Volunteer Fire Department (H), Madison County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 (I), Madison County Emergency Medical Services Station 4 (J), Poca Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (K), Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department (L), Neese Sanford Fire Department Station 2 (M), Poca Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (N), Neese Sanford Fire Department Station 1 (O), Georgia Forestry Commission Madison Office (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elbert County include: Bethlehem Church (A), Word of Life Church (B), Trinity Church (C), Shiloh Baptist Church (D), Rogers Baptist Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Kingdom Hall (G), Faith Pentecostal Church (H), Erastus Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Berryman Cemetery (2), Cooper Cemetery (3), Kidd Cemetery (4), Bradley Cemetery (5), McGinnis Cemetery (6), Smith-Rogers Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Adams Lake (A), Minishs Lake (B), Lake Seagraves (C), Seymours Lake (D), Otter Run Lake (E), Sanford Lake (F), Sandy and Trail Creek Lake (G), Reservoir U (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Branch (A), Allen Branch (B), Williams Creek (C), Vineyard Creek (D), Biger Creek (E), Cedar Grove Branch (F), Strickland Branch (G), Hubbard Creek (H), South Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Elbert County: Watson Mill State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Gila County, Arizona , Maricopa County, Arizona , Horry County, South Carolina , Jefferson County, Oklahoma , Jefferson County, Arkansas , Panola County, Mississippi , Oglethorpe County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
Georgia:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Elbert, GA
County total employment by year in Elbert, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Elbert, GA

Current college students: 492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 965 (64.6% naturalized citizens)

Elbert County:

4.8%
Whole state:

10.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3032010 or later
  • 4672000 to 2009
  • 1461990 to 1999
  • 1001980 to 1989
  • 281970 to 1979
  • 89Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.2%

Elbert County marital status for males Elbert County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,404
  • One, attached: 214
  • Two: 237
  • 3 or 4: 195
  • 5 to 9: 201
  • 10 to 19: 10
  • 20 to 49: 108
  • 50 or more: 56
  • Mobile homes: 2,087
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Elbert County with a mortgage: 2,076 (107 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78

Here:

2.5% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Elbert County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,39236
Mainline Protestant2,39320
Black Protestant1,2787
Other1932
Catholic1781
None8,732-
Elbert County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Elbert County:

2.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

1.46 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Elbert County:

5.85 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:

4.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Elbert County:

12.5%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Elbert County:

29.8%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.2%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Elbert County:

Average size of farms: 145 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52,821
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $233.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 87.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49,628
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,707
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.20%
All wheat for grain: 130 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2201 harvested acres
Vegetables: 41 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 50 acres

Tornado activity:

Elbert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 3709287.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 137 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/31/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 100 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Elbert County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Elbert County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 190.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 159.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 130.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from Elbert County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 380.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4215: April 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4215, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Elbert County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elbert

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,318 (72.2%)
  • Carpooled: 841 (11.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 50 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 30 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 193 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 869 (11.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (20%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (42%)
  • Cuba (21%)
  • Vietnam (8%)
  • El Salvador (7%)
  • Pakistan (3%)
  • Jamaica (3%)
  • Argentina (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Elbert County


  • American (17%)
  • English (13%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Elbert County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 167 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 50 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 3 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Elbert County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 184 people in nursing homes
  • 54 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $51,136.

6.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.59%
Georgia average:

10.21%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.07% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($28,829 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($17,104 average AGI)
Elbert County:

1.52%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Hart County, GA  0.86% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Clarke County, GA  0.53% ($33,250)
from Madison County, GA  0.45% ($26,774)
from Franklin County, GA  0.41% ($28,571)
from Jackson County, GA  0.31% ($41,524)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.29% ($68,150)


5.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.90%
Georgia average:

9.60%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.53% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($28,152 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($7,468 average AGI)
Elbert County:

1.37%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Hart County, GA  1.28% ($35,172 average AGI)
to Franklin County, GA  0.59% ($35,325)
to Madison County, GA  0.44% ($39,233)
to Clarke County, GA  0.41% ($38,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Births per 1000 population in Elbert County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Elbert County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Elbert County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 18.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Elbert County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Elbert County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,141 (3,124 aged, 1,017 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 633 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Elbert County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (464)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (317)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (178)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (135)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (131)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (112)
  • Unspecified dementia (60)
  • Congestive heart failure (34)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (33)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (21)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.78
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,891
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 249
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,378

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,433
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,053
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 53

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 145.4. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,917
  • Male householders: 3,426 (908 living alone), Female householders: 4,751 (1,406 living alone)
  • 3,914 spouses (3,906 opposite-sex spouses), 559 unmarried partners, (559 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,163 children (4,686 natural, 100 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 649 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 0 foster children, 529 other relatives, 330 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 263

Size of family households: 2,810 2-persons, 1,087 3-persons, 768 4-persons, 357 5-persons, 267 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,311 1-person, 381 2-persons, 79 3-persons.

2,133 married couples with children.
1,442 single-parent households (341 men, 1,101 women).

93.8% of residents of Elbert speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $143,217,000 ($6,850 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,152,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,939,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,670,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,047,000
Federal grants: $37,935,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,856,000 ($2,342,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,770,000 ($5,215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $577,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,278,000
Federal Government insurance: $229,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,376
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,235
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +107
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +66
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Elbert County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.6

Year house built in Elbert County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Elbert County, Georgia
  • 622020 or later
  • 4442010 to 2019
  • 9102000 to 2009
  • 1,4021990 to 1999
  • 1,3241980 to 1989
  • 1,3631970 to 1979
  • 1,2691960 to 1969
  • 1,0121950 to 1959
  • 4781940 to 1949
  • 8581939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Georgia
  • 261 room
  • 632 rooms
  • 913 rooms
  • 5244 rooms
  • 1,5565 rooms
  • 1,2486 rooms
  • 1,0077 rooms
  • 5418 rooms
  • 7679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
  • 331 room
  • 1052 rooms
  • 2223 rooms
  • 6734 rooms
  • 5925 rooms
  • 4146 rooms
  • 1237 rooms
  • 1478 rooms
  • 529+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elbert County, Georgia
  • 34no bedroom
  • 1351 bedroom
  • 1,2242 bedrooms
  • 3,3343 bedrooms
  • 8494 bedrooms
  • 1815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elbert County, Georgia
  • 34no bedroom
  • 4231 bedroom
  • 8872 bedrooms
  • 8413 bedrooms
  • 1834 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 208no vehicle
  • 1,4161 vehicle
  • 2,2882 vehicles
  • 1,2113 vehicles
  • 4284 vehicles
  • 2645+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elbert County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 470no vehicle
  • 1,0031 vehicle
  • 5722 vehicles
  • 2223 vehicles
  • 914 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

88.8% of Elbert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Georgia.

Elbert County:

88.8%
State average:

86.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14,678
  • Other state: 4,106
  • Northeast: 579
  • Midwest: 389
  • South: 2,857
  • West: 277
Year householders moved into unit in Elbert County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Elbert County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 51.9%Electricity
  • 31.4%Utility gas
  • 13.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Wood
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 71.8%Electricity
  • 20.7%Utility gas
  • 7.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 251
Here:

12.4%
Georgia:

12.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
Here:

5.9%
Georgia:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45
Here:

7.6%
Georgia:

17.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Elbert County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,620,000
    Solid Waste Management: $736,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,496,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,694,000
    Health - Other: $1,609,000
    Police Protection: $1,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,539,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,452,000
    Regular Highways: $1,246,000
    Financial Administration: $1,006,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $352,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $149,000
    General Public Buildings: $128,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $426,000
    Other: $298,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,291,000
    Other - Libraries: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $211,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $161,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $528,000
    General Revenue - Other: $298,000
    Rents: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $424,000
    Regular Highways: $358,000
    Health - Other: $296,000
    General - Other: $88,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,327,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $764,000
    Public Welfare: $654,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,751,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,299,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $881,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $87,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $40,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000

Elbert County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,620,000
    Solid Waste Management: $736,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,496,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,694,000
    Health - Other: $1,609,000
    Police Protection: $1,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,539,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,452,000
    Regular Highways: $1,246,000
    Financial Administration: $1,006,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $352,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $149,000
    General Public Buildings: $128,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $426,000
    Other: $298,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,291,000
    Other - Libraries: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $211,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $161,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $528,000
    General Revenue - Other: $298,000
    Rents: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $424,000
    Regular Highways: $358,000
    Health - Other: $296,000
    General - Other: $88,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,327,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $764,000
    Public Welfare: $654,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,751,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,299,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $881,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $87,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $40,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000

Elbert County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,620,000
    Solid Waste Management: $736,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,496,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,694,000
    Health - Other: $1,609,000
    Police Protection: $1,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,539,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,452,000
    Regular Highways: $1,246,000
    Financial Administration: $1,006,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $352,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $149,000
    General Public Buildings: $128,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $426,000
    Other: $298,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,291,000
    Other - Libraries: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $211,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $161,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $528,000
    General Revenue - Other: $298,000
    Rents: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $424,000
    Regular Highways: $358,000
    Health - Other: $296,000
    General - Other: $88,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,327,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $764,000
    Public Welfare: $654,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,751,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,299,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $881,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $87,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $40,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000

Elbert County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $2,620,000
    Solid Waste Management: $736,000
    Parks and Recreation: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,496,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,074,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,694,000
    Health - Other: $1,609,000
    Police Protection: $1,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,539,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,452,000
    Regular Highways: $1,246,000
    Financial Administration: $1,006,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $352,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $149,000
    General Public Buildings: $128,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $426,000
    Other: $298,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,291,000
    Other - Libraries: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $211,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $161,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $528,000
    General Revenue - Other: $298,000
    Rents: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $424,000
    Regular Highways: $358,000
    Health - Other: $296,000
    General - Other: $88,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $49,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,327,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $764,000
    Public Welfare: $654,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,751,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,299,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $881,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $87,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $40,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 855
  • Number of aged recipients: 83
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 772
  • Number of recipients under 18: 93
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 553
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 209
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 371
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 378
Most common first names in Elbert County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James22469.1 years
John16473.4 years
William15872.2 years
Mary12580.4 years
George10973.9 years
Willie9775.5 years
Robert9571.0 years
Thomas9174.4 years
Annie8080.7 years
Joe6369.7 years
Most common last names in Elbert County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith14573.7 years
Jones12775.6 years
Brown11775.5 years
Fortson10072.5 years
Allen7967.9 years
Rucker7569.2 years
Adams6879.1 years
Johnson6877.1 years
Hall5975.0 years
Gaines5573.4 years
Businesses in Elbert County, GA
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1H&R Block1
Ace Hardware1KFC1
Advance Auto Parts1La-Z-Boy1
AutoZone1McDonald's1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
CVS1Taco Bell1
Circle K1U-Haul1
Dairy Queen1UPS1
Days Inn1Walgreens1
Domino's Pizza1Walmart1
Econo Lodge1Wendy's1
FedEx2