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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elberton is $16,233, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Elberton median household income is $25,728, which has grown by 10.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elberton residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #389

Elberton, GA	16,233 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	19,891 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	26,675 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	15,609 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #496

Elberton, GA	25,728 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	37,057 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #321

Elberton, GA	10.68%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Elberton, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.36%	$16,423, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.54%	$17,239, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.50%	$10,061, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.08%	$14,062, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	30,462 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elberton, GA	40,347 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$31,205, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$16,141, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,036, see rank	$38,032	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$13,109, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,185, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,508, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$23,258, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,519, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	1,670, 47.46%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	885, 52.99%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	885, 52.99%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	763, 86.21%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	122, 13.79%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	785, 47.01%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	1,849, 52.54%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	803, 43.43%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	803, 43.43%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	659, 82.07%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	144, 17.93%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,046, 56.57%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,422, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,256, 88.33%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	105, 7.38%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	40, 2.81%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	21, 1.48%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elberton, GA	17.6 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,422	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	763, 53.66%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 12.84%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	123, 16.12%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 7.86%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.79%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 3.15%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	401, 52.56%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	659, 46.34%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	169, 25.64%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	213, 32.32%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	128, 19.42%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	149, 22.61%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Elberton, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,422, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 1.20%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	27, 1.90%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	466, 32.77%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	38, 2.67%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	174, 12.24%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 2.11%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	7, 0.49%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	49, 3.45%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	57, 4.01%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	245, 17.23%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	86, 6.05%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	82, 5.77%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	144, 10.13%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Elberton, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,419	32.42%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	321	29.89%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.