Elberton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,789 people and four associated neighborhoods, Elberton is the 160th largest community in Georgia.

A relatively large number of people in Elberton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small city, Elberton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Elberton rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.77% of adults 25 and older in Elberton 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 Elberton in 2022 was $24,891, 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 $99,564 for a family of four. However, Elberton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elberton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elberton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Elberton include English, Irish, German, Norwegian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Elberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.