Elbert is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 188 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elbert is the 236th largest community in Colorado. Elbert has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Housing costs in Elbert are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Because of many things, Elbert is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elbert really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elbert perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Elbert has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elbert a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Elbert, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.25 minutes every day commuting to work.

Elbert is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Elbert overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Elbert, 23.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elbert in 2022 was $40,598, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,392 for a family of four.

The people who call Elbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elbert residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Elbert include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and European.

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