Ellijay, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellijay, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 25,660. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ELLIJAY-GA · Ellijay, GA 2 ZIPs · 25,660 pop · #10587/25278 · Gilmer County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $76,289
- RANK-MID #10587/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Cherry Log
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-SMALL 25,660
- SPREAD-TIGHT 30540→30536
- HOME-MID $316,550
Nearest income peer: Cherry Log, GA ( $2,756 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Ellijay
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellijay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Cherry Log · lowest
Cherry Log · lowest
$73,533 median HH income
- Ellijay · this city · highest
Ellijay · this city · highest
$76,289 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ellijay, GA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 42%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 25,660
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $76,289
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 30540 (17,297 residents). Household income $76,289 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ellijay as a pure owner town.
Within Georgia, Murrayville is the closest lower-income city and Forsyth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ellijay.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Ellijay differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Ellijay: $72,578 in ZIP 30540 to $80,000 in 30536. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 5.8 points
30540 to 30536
30540 to 30536
30536 to 30540
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 30540 skews compact Ellijay
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 30540 covers about 67% of Ellijay's 25,660 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Ellijay
Citywide ZBP: 647 establishments, 6,183 employees , annual payroll $249,523k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 30540 (536 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (108) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Ellijay, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Gilmer County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ellijay. See the Gilmer County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 30540 vs 30536 →
Ellijay roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ellijay, .