About Elko

Elko is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,353 people and just one neighborhood, Elko is the 303rd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elko is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elko is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elko who work in sales jobs (15.35%), office and administrative support jobs (14.42%), and management occupations (8.06%).

Elko is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Elko, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.6% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Elko is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Elko Information and Demographics

In Elko, just 11.67% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Elko in 2000 was $17,571, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,284 for a family of four.

Elko is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elko home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elko is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elko include Irish, German, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Elko is English.