Elkhart is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,260 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 770th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Elkhart is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.98% of the Elkhart workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Elkhart is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in management occupations (13.93%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and sales jobs (8.99%). A relatively large number of people in Elkhart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small town, Elkhart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Elkhart have a very low rate of college education: just 9.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Elkhart in 2022 was $24,401, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,604 for a family of four. However, Elkhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elkhart is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elkhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, Irish, English, British, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
