One of the benefits of Elkins is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Elkins doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Elkins is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.41% of adults in Elkins have a college degree.
The per capita income in Elkins in 2022 was $31,778, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,112 for a family of four. However, Elkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elkins is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkins include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Elkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
