Elsmere is a somewhat small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 6,234 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elsmere is the 13th largest community in Delaware.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elsmere is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elsmere is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elsmere who work in office and administrative support (12.51%), management occupations (7.63%), and sales jobs (7.11%). Also of interest is that Elsmere 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: 9.92% 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. The percentage of adults in Elsmere with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.09% of adults in Elsmere have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Elsmere in 2022 was $30,532, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,128 for a family of four. However, Elsmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elsmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elsmere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elsmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elsmere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elsmere include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Elsmere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
