Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,167
| This zip code: | $41,167 | | Georgia: | $49,136 |
Nearest zip codes: 30539, 30522, 30175, 30513, 30143, 30541.
Housing units in zip code 30540 with a mortgage: 2,329 (165 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,468
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,081
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $266
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.9% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 30540 include: Cartecay Church (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Cashes Valley Church of Christ (C), Scrougetown Church (D), Salem Church (E), Christian Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Rock Creek Church (H), Cross Roads Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Chapman Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Ebineezer Cemetery (4), Flat Creek Cemetery (5), Mountaintown Cemetery (6), Cartecay Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bearden Lake (A), Rainbow Lake (B), Timber Lake (C), Miller-Grindley Pond (D), Montag Lake (E), Teague Lake (F), Hill Lake (G), Hensley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Harkins Creek (A), Rodgers Creek (B), Mountaintown Creek (C), Harris Creek (D), Hatley Branch (E), Heddy Creek (F), Wolf Creek (G), Hice Branch (H), Oliver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Ellijay Post Office (A), East Ellijay Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 608
- 1995 to 1998: 2,213
- 1990 to 1994: 1,657
- 1980 to 1989: 2,477
- 1970 to 1979: 1,532
- 1960 to 1969: 631
- 1950 to 1959: 545
- 1940 to 1949: 280
- 1939 or earlier: 370
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellijay, GA (30540): |
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- no bedroom: 33
- 1 bedrooms: 255
- 2 bedrooms: 1,828
- 3 bedrooms: 3,294
- 4 bedrooms: 660
- 5 or more bedrooms: 117
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 44
- 1 bedrooms: 264
- 2 bedrooms: 817
- 3 bedrooms: 558
- 4 bedrooms: 68
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 30540 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 172
- 1 vehicle: 1,527
- 2 vehicles: 2,713
- 3 vehicles: 1,229
- 4 vehicles: 394
- 5 or more vehicles: 152
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 234
- 1 vehicle: 836
- 2 vehicles: 476
- 3 vehicles: 181
- 4 vehicles: 24
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 30540:
- Less than $10,000: 110
- $10,000 to $14,999: 55
- $15,000 to $19,999: 77
- $20,000 to $24,999: 85
- $25,000 to $29,999: 75
- $30,000 to $34,999: 95
- $35,000 to $39,999: 118
- $40,000 to $49,999: 223
- $50,000 to $59,999: 257
- $60,000 to $69,999: 244
- $70,000 to $79,999: 202
- $80,000 to $89,999: 204
- $90,000 to $99,999: 209
- $100,000 to $124,999: 611
- $125,000 to $149,999: 745
- $150,000 to $174,999: 604
- $175,000 to $199,999: 470
- $200,000 to $249,999: 695
- $250,000 to $299,999: 379
- $300,000 to $399,999: 339
- $400,000 to $499,999: 144
- $500,000 to $749,999: 105
- $750,000 to $999,999: 45
- $1,000,000 or more: 40
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 30540:
- Less than $100: 62
- $100 to $149: 48
- $150 to $199: 32
- $200 to $249: 44
- $250 to $299: 103
- $300 to $349: 144
- $350 to $399: 140
- $400 to $449: 102
- $450 to $499: 170
- $500 to $549: 154
- $550 to $599: 97
- $600 to $649: 73
- $650 to $699: 55
- $700 to $749: 7
- $750 to $799: 18
- $800 to $899: 32
- $900 to $999: 11
- No cash rent: 277
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $140,789.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,286
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $224,838
- Asian householders: $161,883
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $183,958
- Some other race householders: $190,826
- Two or more races householders: $183,958
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,317
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $152,153 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| 30540: | $152,153 | | Georgia: | $164,500 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,699 - $192,757
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $204,850| Here: | $204,850 | | State: | $234,442 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $237,751| Here: | $237,751 | | State: | $202,354 |
In 2-unit structures: $246,485| Here: | $246,485 | | State: | $222,245 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,211| Here: | $247,211 | | State: | $151,985 |
Mobile homes: $41,432| Here: | $41,432 | | State: | $44,353 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $39,868| Here: | $39,868 | | State: | $74,556 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,937
- One, attached: 115
- Two: 167
- 3 or 4: 78
- 5 to 9: 98
- 10 to 19: 60
- 20 to 49: 75
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 2,411
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 370

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,571 (74%)
- Carpooled: 1,781 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Railroad: 3 (0%)
- Taxi: 26 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0%)
- Walked: 121 (1%)
- Other means: 54 (1%)
- Worked at home: 277 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 329
- 5 to 9 minutes: 734
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1492
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1349
- 20 to 24 minutes: 843
- 25 to 29 minutes: 272
- 30 to 34 minutes: 840
- 35 to 39 minutes: 266
- 40 to 44 minutes: 238
- 45 to 59 minutes: 935
- 60 to 89 minutes: 773
- 90 or more minutes: 542
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,435
- In family households: 17,855 (4,843 male householders, 1,001 female householders)
4,822 spouses, 5,704 children (5,096 natural, 134 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 430 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 156 parents, 283 other relatives, 439 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,580 (979 male householders (761 living alone)), 1,102 female householders (1,012 living alone)), 499 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 166 (164 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,715 2-persons, 1,370 3-persons, 1,004 4-persons, 477 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,773 1-person, 245 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
3,539 married couples with children.
915 single-parent households (269 men, 646 women).
91.7% of residents of 30540 zip code speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% very well, 13% well, 31% not well, 30% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 11% well, 2% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% very well, 24% well, 21% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (14% very well, 3% well, 9% not well, 74% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,133 (5.5%)
(13.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Guatemala (52%)
- Mexico (37%)
- Germany (3%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- France (1%)
- Canada (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 535
- 1990 to 1994: 267
- 1985 to 1989: 122
- 1980 to 1984: 74
- 1975 to 1979: 44
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 65
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White population: 19,488
Black population: 61
American Indian population: 88
Asian population: 55
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 35
Some other race population: 763
Two or more races population: 289

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 4560 |
|  Other groups: 2283 |
|  English: 1764 |
|  Irish: 1670 |
|  German: 944 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 470 |
|  French (except Basque): 214 |
|  Italian: 189 |
|  Dutch: 163 |
|  Scottish: 145 |
|  Polish: 145 |
|  Swedish: 75 |
|  European: 61 |
|  Welsh: 57 |
|  Norwegian: 45 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 36 |
|  Austrian: 35 |
|  Arab:: 29 |
|  Lebanese: 29 |
|  British: 29 |
|  Czech: 29 |
|  French Canadian: 24 |
|  Russian: 23 |
|  Croatian: 22 |
|  Greek: 19 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 16 |
|  Slovak: 15 |
|  Basque: 14 |
|  Belgian: 13 |
|  Portuguese: 13 |
|  Swiss: 11 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Northern European: 6 |
|  Australian: 2 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 2 |
|  Slavic: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 2 |
|  Latvian: 2 |
|  Eastern European: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BLUE RIDGE CARPET MILLS (100 PROGRESS ROAD in ELLIJAY, GA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-1, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-2, UST-3, UST-4, UST-5,
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Organizations: BLUE RIDGE CARPET MILLS DIV/LOWY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BLUE RIDGE CARPET MILLS DIV/LOWY
- ALPINE FARMS, INC (8 MILES EAST OF ELLIJAY ON YUKON RD in ELLIJAY, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOGS
Organizations: ALPINE FARMS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8264 HIGHWAY 52 EAST in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4050
Organizations: GILMER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (350 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE in ELLIJAY, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0103
Organizations: GILMER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OAKRIDGE PLACE (SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT) (COUNTY RD 57, ALONG HWY. 282 in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0121, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES
- OWENSBY MILL (APPROXIMATELY 2-5 MI COUNTY RD 15 E in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0118, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES
- REGAL RUGS (449 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. in ELLIJAY, GA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SPRINGS INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DUNDEE MILLS INC RUG DIVISION
- JONES, CHARLES (LAND 42/43 DISTRICT 36/SECTION 2 in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0120, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES
- NORTH GEORGIA USED OIL SVC (599 BIBLE BAPTIST RD in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BILLY RONALD ROEBUCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PARTS CITY ELLIJAY (280 RUSSELL DR in ELLIJAY, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MID STATE AUTOMOTIVE DIST (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APPALACHIAN SOUTHERN (GA HWY 5 SOUTH in ELLIJAY, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS
- BARTOW PALLETS INC (GA HWY 515 in ELLIJAY, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS
- O-N MINERALS (FILLER PRODUCTS) COMPANY (2450 TALONA ROAD in ELLIJAY, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Alternative names: FILLER PRODUCTS INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,516
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13908
- Northeast: 944
- Midwest: 1019
- South: 3164
- West: 373
54% of the 30540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.
Population in 1990: 9,672. Population change in the 1990s: +11,107 (+114.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134
| Here: | 6.0% | | Georgia: | 8.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
| Here: | 5.0% | | Georgia: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74
| Here: | 21.2% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ELLIJAY, GA):
- RICHMOND CARPET CO (1546 PROGRESS ROAD; small business): $107,015 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2002
$44,979 with Air Force for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2000-09-30. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
$35,520, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-11. Completion date: 2001-07-31.
$26,516 with Air Force for Floor Coverings. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2002-07-26. Completion date: 2002-09-06.
- ATLANTA FORMS & SUPPLIES INC (254 HIAWASSEE COURT; small business): $102,322 in 10 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings, Installation of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $10,000; 2001: $75,522; 2002: $6,200; 2003: $10,600; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$21,701 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2001-07-16. Completion date: 2001-08-08.
$19,700, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-09. Completion date: 2001-08-03.
$16,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-25. Completion date: 2001-08-17.
$10,600 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2003-06-09. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
- GILMER, COUNTY OF (ONE WEST SIDE SQUARE BOX 1): $83,976 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Guard Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $27,360; 2005: $37,248; 2006: $19,368.
Biggest contracts:
$19,368 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2006-03-14. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$18,624 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$18,624 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$13,680, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- DAVID F GOLDEN (1239 NEW HOPE RD): $51,114 in 8 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $8,190; 2002: $0; 2003: $10,800; 2004: $24,624; 2005: $7,500; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$12,312 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-03-04. Completion date: 2004-10-18.
$12,312 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-03-04. Completion date: 2004-10-18.
$10,800, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-17. Completion date: 2003-10-20.
$8,190, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-05. Completion date: 2001-09-04.
- ELLIJAY TELEPHONE CO (224 DALTON ST): $12,000 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$3,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Communications Services. Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2006-04-29.
$3,000 with Army for Communications Services. Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2006-04-29.
$3,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Communications Services. Signed on 2004-05-12. Completion date: 2004-06-25.
$3,000 with Army for Communications Services. Signed on 2004-05-12. Completion date: 2004-06-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 5)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 105 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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