Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Elk City is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Elk City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.55 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Elk City rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.45% of adults 25 and older in Elk 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 Elk City in 2022 was $26,572, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,288 for a family of four. However, Elk City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elk City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elk City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk City include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Elk City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
