Because of many things, Elmont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elmont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elmont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Elmont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elmont, the average commute to work is 37.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For the size of the town, public transportation in Elmont is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Elmont, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The 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.
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.
In addition, Elmont has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.19%).
The most common language spoken in Elmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
