Elkhart is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,266 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 770th largest community in Texas.Elkhart is a blue-collar town, with 38.98% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Elkhart is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in management occupations (13.93%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and sales jobs (8.99%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.05% 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. As is often the case in a small town, Elkhart doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Elkhart, just 9.55% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Elkhart in 2022 was $24,401, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,604 for a family of four. However, Elkhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elkhart is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elkhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, Irish, English, British, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
