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Elkins Park, PA
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Living in Elkins Park



Elkins Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,901 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Elkins Park is the 190th largest community in Pennsylvania. Elkins Park has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Elkins Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Elkins Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Elkins Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

In Elkins Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Elkins Park, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Elkins Park is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Elkins Park is a pretty powerful place. 70.34% of the adults in Elkins Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Elkins Park in 2018 was $66,543, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $266,172 for a family of four.

Elkins Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkins Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkins Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkins Park include Irish, German, Russian, Italian, and Polish.

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


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