Elon is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Elon area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Elon maintain a good economy.
For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Elon. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Elon.
Elon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Elon in 2022 was $28,817, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,268 for a family of four. However, Elon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Elon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
