Demographics of Elbert County, Georgia

Elbert County, Georgia had 20,072 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +406 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elbert County, in four figures

20,072
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +406 people.; 43.2 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,450 ±$5,901
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Elbert County, Georgia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elbert County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Elbert County, Georgia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elbert County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,666	100.0	100.0
2021	19,586	99.6	100.2
2022	19,868	101.0	100.7
2023	20,046	101.9	101.6
2024	20,178	102.6	102.5
2025	20,072	102.1	103.1

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Population of Elbert County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,666	+34	−24	0	+58
2021	19,586	−80	−137	0	+40
2022	19,868	+282	−135	+14	+392
2023	20,046	+178	−65	+23	+218
2024	20,178	+132	−117	+70	+182
2025	20,072	−106	−120	+26	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.8: for men 42.8 ±2.1 and for women 43.4 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,139 ±159	5.7% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,241 ±352	16.3% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,315 ±294	6.6% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,764 ±424	24.0% ±2.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,189 ±451	26.1% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,201 ±399	21.2% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,450 ±$5,901, and income per person $31,738 ±$2,096, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elbert County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,765 ±310	21.1% ±3.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,868 ±346	22.3% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,409 ±297	16.8% ±3.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,069 ±222	12.8% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,380 ±328	16.5% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	582 ±225	6.9% ±2.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	303 ±125	3.6% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,497 ±651	18.0% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,244 ±293	29.5% ±6.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,422 ±322	15.0% ±3.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	831 ±237	14.4% ±4.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elbert County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elbert County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	9,426 ±22	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±2.5	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.9% ±3.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.1% ±3.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,000 ±$28,148	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$844 ±$90	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elbert County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,174 ±0	5.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,348 ±153	62.2% ±0.8	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,430 ±561	22.3% ±2.8	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	261 ±14	1.3% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 190	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 189	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,451 ±597	7.3% ±3.0	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elbert County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	13,968 ±529	70.4% ±2.7	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,974 ±559	25.1% ±2.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	887 ±159	4.5% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	525 ±222	2.6% ±1.1	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	362 ±170	1.8% ±0.9	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Elbert County among the counties of Georgia

93rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Elbert County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Banks County	21,273	+17.3%
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−1.4%
Washington County	19,453	−2.5%
Crisp County	19,237	−4.1%
Appling County	19,100	+3.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026