Ellenwood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 47,454 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Ellenwood is the 19th largest community in Georgia.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.48% 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.

One downside of living in Ellenwood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.30 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of people in Ellenwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.65% of adults in Ellenwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ellenwood in 2022 was $34,889, 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 $139,556 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.