Elk City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 11,290 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elk City is the 40th largest community in Oklahoma.
Elk City real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Elk City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
One of the benefits of Elk City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.58 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
For a small city, Elk City has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Elk City exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The percentage of adults in Elk City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.05% of the adults in Elk City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elk City in 2018 was $28,994, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,976 for a family of four. However, Elk City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elk City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elk City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk City include German, English, Irish, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Elk City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.