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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.