Elkview is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,097 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Elkview is the 158th largest community in West Virginia.

Elkview is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elkview is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkview who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.76%), management occupations (11.18%), and teaching (7.98%).

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

As is often the case in a small town, Elkview doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Elkview Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Elkview who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 16.30% of the adults in Elkview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elkview in 2000 was $15,057, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,228 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Elkview is English.