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 a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. 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.Unlike some towns, Elbert isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elbert are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elbert is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elbert who work in business and financial occupations (19.18%), office and administrative support (17.81%), and management occupations (17.81%). Because of many things, Elbert is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elbert a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elbert has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elbert’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. 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 40.25 minutes every day commuting to work. Elbert is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Elbert citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.58% of adults in Elbert have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elbert in 2022 was $40,598, 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 $162,392 for a family of four. 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. Important ancestries of people in Elbert include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Elbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
