With 19,849 people, Elbert County is a county in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $142,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 43.2, about 4 years above the US median. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,450, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elbert County
What changed most since 1990
White share68.4% → 62.2%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share29.8% → 22.3%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$109,443 → $142,000(+30%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.2%(251)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(193)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(343)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,081 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elbert County, decade by decade
Elbert County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,949
$49,204
$109,443
8.0%
55.3
2000
20,511
$52,325
$108,571
9.8%
58.9
2010
20,166
$43,938
$117,100
9.6%
62.4
2020
19,637
$47,661
$105,932
11.8%
64.2
2024
19,849
$58,450
$142,000
16.3%
69.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
