| | Star, ID | Ellijay, GA | United States |
| Population | 10,929 | 1,935 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 48.7% | 49.7% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 51.3% | 50.3% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 39.9 | 43.8 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 5,860 | 1,613 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 1,795 | 1,584 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 1,192 | 1,178 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 527.2% | 8.8% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 844.6% | 46.4% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 1,673.2 | 546.0 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264,836.8 |
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| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Star, ID | Ellijay, GA | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.5% | 7.4% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 8.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 7.4% | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 2.9% | 0.6% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.7% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 16.7% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 6.5% | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.0% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 8.0% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.2% | 9.3% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 0.9% | 4.5% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Star, ID | Ellijay, GA | United States |
| White | 91.2% | 64.4% | 59.4% |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 4.0% | 5.8% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% | 28.8% | 18.4% |
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| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Star, ID | Ellijay, GA | United States |
| Married Population | 65.9% | 42.9% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 65.9% | 40.2% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 34.1% | 57.1% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 22.2% | 28.1% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 8.8% | 18.0% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 3.0% | 11.0% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 2.77 | 2.17 | 2.60 |
| Households | 3,937 | 855 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 2,844 | 499 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 36.8% | 39.7% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 51.0% | 27.7% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 1,093 | 356 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 6.1% | 15.0% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 6.1% | 17.6% | 10.8% |