Echols County is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,686 people and two associated neighborhoods, Echols County is the 187th largest community in Georgia.When you are in Echols County, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.29% of Echols County’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Echols County is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Echols County who work in office and administrative support (12.78%), sales jobs (9.47%), and farm management occupations (9.47%). In addition, many people in Echols County have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. The overall crime rate in Echols County is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.In terms of college education, the citizens of Echols County rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.96% of adults 25 and older in Echols County have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Echols County in 2022 was $24,751, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,004 for a family of four. However, Echols County contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Echols County is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Echols County home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Echols County residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Echols County also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Echols County include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Echols County is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
