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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.92 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
