Elmer is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,377 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elmer is the 460th largest community in New Jersey. Elmer has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Elmer is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elmer is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmer who work in office and administrative support (16.90%), teaching (15.32%), and management occupations (11.69%). Elmer is a small borough, 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 Elmer citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.59% of adults in Elmer have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elmer in 2022 was $43,044, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,176 for a family of four. Elmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Elmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmer include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Elmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
