ZIP 30540 · Ellijay
Who lives in ZIP code 30540 (Ellijay, GA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ellijay, GA · Gilmer County
uszips 2026
People20,582
Median age49.9
Household income$72,578
Home value$293,640
Median rent$956/mo
Poverty17.5%
College degree+21.6%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,285
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,643.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.3%
- Never married
- 20.2%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.9%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 17.3%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.9%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- No health insurance
- 15.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.