Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Elba is worth considering.
Elba is a very car-oriented city. 99.90% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Elba is a small city , 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. Elba has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Elba is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Elba is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.04% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elba in 2022 was $21,366, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,464 for a family of four. However, Elba contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elba is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elba home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elba residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elba include Irish, English, German, European, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Elba is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
