Elkins Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,901 people and four associated neighborhoods, Elkins Park is the 190th largest community in Pennsylvania. Elkins Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns. Elkins Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Elkins Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Elkins Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elkins Park is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkins Park who work in management occupations (16.45%), healthcare (15.14%), and sales jobs (10.29%). Also of interest is that Elkins Park 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: 29.04% 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. One downside of living in Elkins Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elkins Park, the average commute to work is 35.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Elkins Park is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elkins Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elkins Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 71.25% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Elkins Park in 2022 was $74,221, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $296,884 for a family of four. Elkins Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkins Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkins Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkins Park include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and Russian. Elkins Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.07%. The most common language spoken in Elkins Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
