Elgin is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,790 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Elgin is the 312nd largest community in Texas.

Elgin is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elgin is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elgin who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.44%), sales jobs (7.85%), and teaching (5.38%).

Elgin is a very car-oriented city. 98.11% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Elgin is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Elgin has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Elgin Information and Demographics

The education level of Elgin citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.68% of adults 25 and older in Elgin have a college degree.

The per capita income in Elgin in 2000 was $16,698, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,792 for a family of four.

Elgin is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elgin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elgin is White, followed by African-American. Elgin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.48% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Elgin include German, Irish, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Elgin's cultural character, accounting for 16.32% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Elgin is English. Some people also speak Spanish.