Elon is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Elon to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Elon. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Elon.
Being a small town, Elon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Elon in 2018 was $28,817, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,268 for a family of four. However, Elon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Elon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
