Elkins Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,901 people and four associated 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.Elkins Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elkins Park is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkins Park who work in management occupations (16.76%), teaching (15.65%), and healthcare (10.66%). 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: 20.79% 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". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. One downside of living in Elkins Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elkins Park, the average commute to work is 32.63 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. Despite being a small town, Elkins Park has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Elkins Park is a pretty powerful place. 70.57% 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 2022 was $72,072, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $288,288 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 German, Irish, Russian, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Elkins Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
