What percentage of people rent in East Ellijay, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Ellijay, GA, 2020–2024
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50.7% (±13.3 points) of the occupied homes in East Ellijay, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 140 renting households against 136 that own their home.

In East Ellijay, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.7% (±13.3 points)
Renting households: 140 (±47)
Median renter income: $19,000 (±$8,095)

Who rents and who owns in East Ellijay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Ellijay	Gilmer County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.7% (±13.3 points)	19.3% (±2.6 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	140 (±47)	2,509 (±380)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	136 (±65)	10,506 (±458)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,000 (±$8,095)	$40,625 (±$19,006)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$80,722 (±$5,684)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In East Ellijay, the renter share is higher than in Gilmer County (19.3%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 119 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Ellijay has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	43.1% (±13.1 points)	50.7% (±13.3 points)	+7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,014 (±$386)	$663 (±$129)	−34.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$31,607 (±$9,954)	$29,125 (±$6,595)	−7.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Ellijay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Ellijay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Ellijay	—	50.7% (±13.3 points)	—
Ellijay	1.9 mi	64.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Talking Rock	9.4 mi	1.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Jasper	14 mi	49.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Ridge	17 mi	66.2% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chatsworth	18 mi	34.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Eton	19 mi	16.9% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Fairmount	20 mi	33.4% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Morganton	20 mi	23.2% (±17.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Talking Rock, GA (1.7%), Chatsworth, GA (34.2%), Eton, GA (16.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Ellijay

How many renters are there in East Ellijay?

East Ellijay has an estimated 140 (±47) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Ellijay?

In East Ellijay, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Ellijay?

A renting household in East Ellijay has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Ellijay city, Georgia (place:25356, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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