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Ellijay, GA vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale is 0% more densely populated than Ellijay.
- People are 49.7% less likely to be married in Carbondale.
- The Median Age is 19.0 years younger in Carbondale.
 Ellijay, GACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,388329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.838.4
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 Population - 20101,613  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,681285,036,114
 Population - 19901,178  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,295.993.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellijay, GACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellijay, GACarbondale, ILUnited States
 White64.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellijay, GACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock19.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.4%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.9%10.8%
 Widowed11.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households855  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,13980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households356  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.6%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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