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Ellijay, GA vs Crystal River, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Crystal River, is 23% less than it is in Ellijay and is 116% below the National Average.
- Ellijay unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Crystal River unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Ellijay, GACrystal River, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,870  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$31,938$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,125  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ellijay, GACrystal River, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock21.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ellijay, GACrystal River, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock9.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair31.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
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 Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 18 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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