Because of many things, Elbert is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elbert really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elbert perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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!) Elbert 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. Elbert has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Elbert than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Elbert may be for you.
One downside of living in Elbert, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.25 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Elbert doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Elbert overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Elbert, 23.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Elbert in 2022 was $40,598, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,392 for a family of four.
The people who call Elbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elbert residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Elbert include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Elbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
