Elm City is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,204 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elm City is the 381st largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Elm City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Elm City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.41% of adults in Elm City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elm City in 2018 was $25,503, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,012 for a family of four. However, Elm City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elm City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elm City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elm City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Elm City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elm City include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Elm City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.