The town 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, Elcho has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elcho a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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.
In Elcho, just 7.55% 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 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.
