Elkins Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 19,327 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Elkins Park is the 53rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Elkins Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.70% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elkins Park is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkins Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.97%), sales jobs (11.10%), and teaching (10.33%).

Of important note, Elkins Park is also a town of artists. Elkins Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Elkins Park's character.

Also of interest is that Elkins Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Elkins Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Elkins Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Elkins Park Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elkins Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elkins Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.03% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Elkins Park in 2000 was $32,041, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,164 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Elkins Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.