It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Elm City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Elm City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Elm City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Elm City may be for you.
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.
