Echols County is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,698 people and two associated neighborhoods, Echols County is the 187th largest community in Georgia.
Of important note, Echols County is also a town of artists. Echols County has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Echols County’s character.
Echols County is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Echols County rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.72% 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 $25,726, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,904 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 Asian. 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 21.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Echols County include English, Irish, German, French, and Other Subsaharan African.
The most common language spoken in Echols County is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.