Elbert is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 188 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elbert is the 236th largest community in Colorado. Elbert has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Housing costs in Elbert are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.58% 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.

Elbert’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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

One downside of living in Elbert, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 41.52 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The percentage of people in Elbert who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.98% of adults in Elbert have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elbert in 2022 was $40,698, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,792 for a family of four. However, Elbert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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