It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Elcho has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Elcho has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Elcho than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Elcho may be for you.
Elcho is a very car-oriented town. 96.72% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Elcho is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Elcho has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Elcho is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Elcho has a very low overall level of education: only 7.55% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Elcho in 2022 was $22,144, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,576 for a family of four. Elcho also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Elcho home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elcho residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Elcho include German, English, Irish, Czech, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Elcho is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
