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Ellijay, GA vs Palatka, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palatka, is 32% less than it is in Ellijay and is 146% below the National Average.
- Ellijay unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Palatka unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Ellijay, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%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$28,082$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,125  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ellijay, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock3.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ellijay, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair31.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%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 Palatka    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have a lovely home on the outskirts of NW Palatka Bannerville area about 15 minutes from publix. Our well water (from the aquafier) is fabulous and the last time I  More

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Over 19 years ago

Palatka is growing and will likely grow more in the near future. Although prices have escalated, housing is still less expensive than St. Augustine. Many people will  More

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