Overall, Elkhorn City’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small city, Elkhorn City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Elkhorn City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.47% of adults in Elkhorn City have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Elkhorn City in 2022 was $22,543, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,172 for a family of four. However, Elkhorn City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Elkhorn City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhorn City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkhorn City include English, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Elkhorn City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
