In addition, Elmsford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Overall, Elmsford’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Despite being a small village, Elmsford has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Elmsford ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Elmsford, 42.14% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Elmsford in 2022 was $47,681, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,724 for a family of four.
Elmsford is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Elmsford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Elmsford, accounting for 51.78% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Elmsford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmsford include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, German, and French.
In addition, Elmsford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.96%).
The most common language spoken in Elmsford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
