2022 population: 19,814 ( 352 from 2010 , 176 from 2020)
Land area: 351.1 square miles
Population density: 56.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,539	63.28%	3.2%
Black:	5,424	27.37%	8.2%
Indian:	46	0.23%	24.3%
Asian:	228	1.15%	81.0%
2+ races:	268	1.35%	68.6%
Hispanic:	1,309	6.61%	35.4%

Total non-White:	7,275	36.72%	0.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	450	11.5
Deaths:	789	20.1
Net Migration:	500	12.7
Net Immigration:	-6	-0.2

Change in White population:	-417	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	65	0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
20,166
12,956	64.25%
5,906	29.29%
37	0.18%
126	0.62%
159	0.79%
967	4.80%
7,210	35.75%

2000
20,511
13,505	65.84%
6,305	30.74%
39	0.19%
56	0.27%
111	0.54%
489	2.38%
7,006	34.16%

1990
18,949
12,968	68.44%
5,649	29.81%
19	0.10%
121	0.64%
n/a
192	1.01%
5,981	31.56%

1980
18,758
12,909	68.82%
5,583	29.76%
27	0.14%
27	0.14%
n/a
212	1.13%
5,849	31.18%

1970
17,262
11,589	67.14%
5,607	32.48%
0	0.00%
3	0.02%
n/a
63	0.36%
5,673	32.86%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,428	11.8
2,280	11.1
-346	-1.7
182	0.9

-549	-2.7
204	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
2,725	14.4
2,229	11.8
-153	-0.8
10	0.1

537	2.8
1,025	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
2,976	15.9
2,065	11.0
-608	-3.2
n/a

59	0.3
132	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
260	1.5
n/a

1,320	7.6
176	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Elbert County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
4,269	21.5%
15,545	78.5%
4,077	20.6%

7,873
2.45

5,187	65.9%
3,786	73.0%
457	8.8%
2,686	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
4,699	23.3%
15,467	76.7%
3,390	16.8%

8,063
2.47

5,604	69.5%
3,864	69.0%
667	11.9%
2,459	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
5,327	26.0%
15,184	74.0%
3,090	15.1%

8,028
2.52

5,823	72.5%
4,271	73.3%
688	11.8%
2,205	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
5,130	27.1%
13,819	72.9%
2,827	14.9%

7,202
2.59

5,445	75.6%
4,192	77.0%
624	11.5%
1,757	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
5,588	29.8%
13,170	70.2%
2,526	13.5%

6,549
2.84

5,119	78.2%
4,237	82.8%
396	7.7%
1,430	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elbert County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	578	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	467	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	463	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	366	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	364	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	466	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	471	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	460	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	523	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	397	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	727	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	859	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	707	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	410	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	394	5.0%
$200,000 or more	221	2.8%

Median Household Income	48,190
Per Capita Income	27,848

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	77
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	784	10.0%
Public Assistance	97	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,267	16.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,245	66.3%
Unemployed	617	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,862	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	3,061	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,204	2,484	56.3%
Non-Profit	119	392	23.3%
Self-Employed	717	204	77.9%

Local Government	266	625	29.9%
State Government	134	250	34.9%
Federal Government	19	60	24.1%

Total Private + Self	3,921	2,688	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	538	1,327	28.8%
Total	4,459	4,015	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	891	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,687	19.8%
Professional, Technical	1,216	14.3%
Service Occupations	1,244	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	98	1.2%
All others	3,476	40.8%

White Collar		44.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,002	23.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,156	13.6%
Retail trade	945	11.1%
Construction	600	7.0%
Educational services	528	6.2%
Public administration	424	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	416	4.9%
Other services	381	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	380	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	344	4.0%
Wholesale trade	299	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	230	2.7%
Finance and insurance	162	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	160	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	160	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	149	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	1.1%
Information	53	0.6%
Utilities	33	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	697	3.56%
Puerto Rican	98	0.50%
Cuban	214	1.09%
Dominican	56	0.29%

Total Central American	51	0.26%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	51	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	73	0.37%
Argentinean	44	0.22%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	29	0.15%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	23	0.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	110	0.56%
Indian	24	0.12%
Japanese	15	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,394	93.9%
Spanish	929	5.0%
Vietnamese	126	0.7%
Other Indo-European	40	0.2%
Korean	20	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,393	12.2%
English	2,105	10.8%
Irish	1,345	6.9%
German	830	4.2%
French	334	1.7%
Italian	274	1.4%
Scottish	249	1.3%
European	202	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	158	0.8%
Norwegian	128	0.7%
British	122	0.6%
Polish	117	0.6%
Swedish	86	0.4%
Russian	60	0.3%
African	59	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,214	98.2%
Not a citizen	356	1.8%

Native	18,645	95.3%
Foreign-born	925	4.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
689	4.9%	1,858	13.3%	5,642	40.5%	3,774	27.1%	1,180	8.5%	778	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	689	4.9%
9-12 Years	1,858	13.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,642	40.5%
Some College	3,774	27.1%
Bach. Degree	1,180	8.5%
Grad Degree	778	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,950	8,225	725	8.1%	5.4%
1991	8,840	8,212	628	7.1%	5.3%
1992	9,036	7,954	1,082	12.0%	6.6%
1993	8,592	7,791	801	9.3%	5.7%
1994	8,435	7,795	640	7.6%	5.1%
1995	8,698	8,005	693	8.0%	4.8%
1996	8,828	7,984	844	9.6%	4.6%
1997	8,966	8,217	749	8.4%	4.5%
1998	8,728	8,003	725	8.3%	4.2%
1999	8,832	8,200	632	7.2%	3.8%

2000	9,663	9,159	504	5.2%	3.5%
2001	9,780	9,226	554	5.7%	4.1%
2002	10,189	9,559	630	6.2%	5.3%
2003	10,243	9,615	628	6.1%	5.1%
2004	9,973	9,379	594	6.0%	5.1%
2005	9,989	9,262	727	7.3%	5.7%
2006	10,008	9,313	695	6.9%	5.1%
2007	9,861	9,254	607	6.2%	4.9%
2008	10,073	9,165	908	9.0%	6.8%
2009	10,067	8,777	1,290	12.8%	10.4%

2010	8,963	7,615	1,348	15.0%	10.7%
2011	8,772	7,370	1,402	16.0%	10.1%
2012	8,522	7,466	1,056	12.4%	9.0%
2013	8,357	7,458	899	10.8%	8.1%
2014	8,056	7,359	697	8.7%	7.1%
2015	7,529	6,960	569	7.6%	6.1%
2016	7,730	7,223	507	6.6%	5.4%
2017	7,934	7,513	421	5.3%	4.8%
2018	7,850	7,467	383	4.9%	4.0%
2019	7,855	7,540	315	4.0%	3.5%

2020	7,969	7,418	551	6.9%	6.5%
2021	7,813	7,436	377	4.8%	3.9%
2022	7,872	7,580	292	3.7%	3.0%
2023	8,181	7,888	293	3.6%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,316
Median Value	$104,500

Occupied	7,873	84.5%
Vacant	1,443	15.5%

Owned	5,537	70.3%
Rented	2,336	29.7%
Median Rent	$828

Single-Family Units	6,458	69.3%
Detached	6,261	67.2%
Attached	197	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	370	4.0%
Mobile Homes	2,059	22.1%

Elbert County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elbert County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Elbert County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elbert County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elbert County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elbert County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Elbert County, GA