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Hickory, NC vs Ellijay, GA

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- Ellijay is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Ellijay.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years older in Ellijay.
 Hickory, NCEllijay, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,935329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,584285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock546.093.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCEllijay, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCEllijay, GAUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCEllijay, GAUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  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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