Ellenwood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 47,856 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Ellenwood is the 19th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ellenwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ellenwood is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellenwood who work in office and administrative support (16.46%), management occupations (8.84%), and business and financial occupations (8.16%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Ellenwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ellenwood, the average commute to work is 35.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Ellenwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.41% of adults in Ellenwood have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Ellenwood in 2022 was $37,302, 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 $149,208 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 African, Jamaican, German, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Ellenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
