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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Ellijay, GA

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- Ellijay is 0% more densely populated than Athens-Clarke County.
- People are 28.3% more likely to be married in Ellijay.
- The Median Age is 15.3 years older in Ellijay.
 Athens-Clarke County, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,935329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 2010116,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,584285,036,114
 Population - 199086,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock546.093.4
 Land Area116.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens-Clarke County, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens-Clarke County, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 White54.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens-Clarke County, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Married Population33.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married53.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households51,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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