Ellenwood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 47,223 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Ellenwood is the 19th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some towns, Ellenwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ellenwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ellenwood is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellenwood who work in office and administrative support (15.46%), sales jobs (8.05%), and management occupations (7.46%). Also of interest is that Ellenwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Ellenwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.44 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Ellenwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.00% of adults in Ellenwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ellenwood in 2022 was $33,730, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,920 for a family of four. However, Ellenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ellenwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ellenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellenwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ellenwood include Jamaican, African, German, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Ellenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
