Elm City 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Elm City rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.41% of adults 25 and older in Elm City 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 Elm City in 2022 was $25,503, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,012 for a family of four. However, Elm City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elm City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elm City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elm City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Elm City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elm City include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Elm City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
