Elmer is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,358 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elmer is the 460th largest community in New Jersey. Elmer has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elmer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmer is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmer who work in office and administrative support (17.38%), teaching (10.11%), and management occupations (9.97%). Being a small borough, Elmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Elmer who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.06% of adults in Elmer have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elmer in 2022 was $40,778, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,112 for a family of four. The people who call Elmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmer include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Elmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
