The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Elm City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elm City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Elm City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Elm City rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.89% 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 $26,776, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,104 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. Important ancestries of people in Elm City include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Elm City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
