Elmer is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,384 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Elmer is the 481st 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 predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmer is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmer who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.09%), sales jobs (11.22%), and healthcare (6.31%).

Because of many things, Elmer is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elmer a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elmer has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elmer's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small borough, Elmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Elmer Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Elmer who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.78% of the adults in Elmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elmer in 2000 was $21,356, 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 $85,424 for a family of four.

The people who call Elmer home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elmer is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmer include Irish, German, English, Italian, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Elmer is English.