Elkhorn City is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 978 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elkhorn City is the 253rd largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elkhorn City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elkhorn City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhorn City who work in office and administrative support (26.47%), healthcare (11.03%), and teaching (11.03%). The overall crime rate in Elkhorn City is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The city 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, Elkhorn City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elkhorn City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Elkhorn City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Elkhorn City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.03% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elkhorn City in 2022 was $26,850, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,400 for a family of four. However, Elkhorn City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Elkhorn City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhorn City residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Elkhorn City include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Elkhorn City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
