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Bakersfield, CA vs Ellijay, GA

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Highlights
- Ellijay is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 11.4% less likely to be married in Ellijay.
- The Median Age is 12.5 years older in Ellijay.
 Bakersfield, CAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,935329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 2010348,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,584285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock546.093.4
 Land Area149.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CAEllijay, GAUnited States
 White30.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households123,334  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  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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