Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.58 minutes getting to work every day.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Elk City has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, Elk City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.05% of adults 25 and older in Elk City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elk City in 2022 was $28,994, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,976 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 21.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk City include German, English, Irish, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Elk City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
