Elmer is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,358 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elmer is the 460th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Elmer was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elmer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmer is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmer who work in office and administrative support (17.38%), teaching (10.11%), and management occupations (9.97%). Elmer is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Elmer is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.06% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elmer in 2022 was $40,778, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,112 for a family of four. The people who call Elmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmer include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Elmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
