COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Elbert County

Georgia · 18,949 residents · 351 sq mi

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Elbert County is home to 18,949 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $45,600. Households here earn about 29% less than in Georgia as a whole. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $253 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,949

−8%vs 2000

vs 20,511 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

351 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,299)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,561)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,439)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,326)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,013)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,909)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(2,638)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(2,247)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,690)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,533)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,062)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(232)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,501

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,724 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,288

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $327 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.8%(13,505)

Black30.7%(6,305)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(489)

Asian0.2%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(13,104)

Black30%(5,682)

Hispanic / Latino1%(192)

Asian0.7%(124)

Other0.2%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(585)

Cuban1.1%(226)

Central American0.9%(174)

Nicaraguan0.5%(102)

Puerto Rican0.5%(91)

Salvadoran0.4%(72)

South American0.2%(34)

Colombian0.2%(34)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(98)

Asian Indian0.5%(97)

Korean0.2%(30)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Ancestry

English14.8%(2,942)

American10.8%(2,135)

Irish9.3%(1,853)

German5.3%(1,048)

French2.2%(434)

Scottish1.9%(372)

Italian0.7%(137)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(131)

Norwegian0.6%(123)

Ukrainian0.6%(121)

Russian0.4%(72)

Greek0.3%(69)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(68)

Swedish0.3%(61)

Polish0.3%(59)

Welsh0.3%(53)

Subsaharan African0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0%(8)

Iranian0%(5)

Swiss0%(2)

Dutch0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.1%(2,039)

Married59%(4,450)

Widowed3.7%(281)

Divorced10.2%(766)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(2,411)

Married46.7%(4,121)

Widowed12.9%(1,136)

Divorced13.2%(1,162)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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