Elkmont is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 444 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elkmont is the 350th largest community in Alabama. Elkmont has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Also of interest is that Elkmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Elkmont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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, Elkmont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elkmont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Elkmont, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.47 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Elkmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Elkmont ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Elkmont, 45.87% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Elkmont in 2022 was $38,619, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,476 for a family of four. However, Elkmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elkmont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkmont include English, Irish, German, European, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Elkmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.