Because of many things, Elmont is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elmont a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elmont has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elmont’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Elmont, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.92 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Elmont is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Elmont area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The overall education level of Elmont citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.15% of adults in Elmont have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Elmont in 2022 was $40,400, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,600 for a family of four. However, Elmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elmont is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmont residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Elmont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elmont include Haitian, Italian, Jamaican, Guyanese, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Elmont's cultural character, accounting for 44.19% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Elmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
