Elkin is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elkin is the 200th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Elkin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Elkin is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.97% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elkin in 2022 was $29,906, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,624 for a family of four. However, Elkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elkin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Elkin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkin include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Elkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.