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 small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Elcho, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.72% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
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 citizens of Elcho have a very low rate of college education: just 7.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
