Elmore City is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 739 people and just one neighborhood, Elmore City is the 259th largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some towns, Elmore City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elmore City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmore City is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmore City who work in office and administrative support (10.97%), teaching (8.86%), and sales jobs (7.17%).
As is often the case in a small town, Elmore City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Elmore City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.60% of adults 25 and older in Elmore City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Elmore City in 2022 was $23,344, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,376 for a family of four. However, Elmore City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elmore City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elmore City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmore City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Elmore City include Irish, German, English, Dutch West Indian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Elmore City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Elmore City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.9%), and 17.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Elmore City, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (17.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report English roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.8%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.