Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Ellijay, GA

Ellijay community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 1,927 residents of Ellijay — about 10.4 per 10,000 people.

• 1,927Residents
• 21.8%Without health insuranceabove Georgia's 12.4%
• $48,136Median household incomebelow Georgia's $77,353
• 24.5%Under 18above Georgia's 23.2%
• 25.4%65 and olderabove Georgia's 15.0%
• 26.2%Below the poverty lineabove Georgia's 13.4%

With 21.8% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Ellijay

• 8.1%Children under 5above Georgia's 5.8%
• 30.4%Households with childrenbelow Georgia's 31.6%
• 48.2%Covered by public insuranceabove Georgia's 32.7%
• 48.1%Covered by private insurancebelow Georgia's 66.0%
• 18.4%Living with a disabilityabove Georgia's 13.1%
• 25.6%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Georgia's 15.5%
• 18.3%Households without a vehicleabove Georgia's 5.9%
• 24.1 minAverage commute to workGeorgia average 28.3 min
• 5.5%Veterans (adults)below Georgia's 7.2%

• 25.2% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 18.3% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 48.2% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 8.1% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Ellijay city, Georgia in Gilmer County; Georgia comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry