Elm Grove is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 6,316 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elm Grove is the 134th largest community in Wisconsin. Elm Grove home prices are not only among the most expensive in Wisconsin, but Elm Grove real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Elm Grove is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 87.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elm Grove is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elm Grove who work in management occupations (12.44%), healthcare (12.21%), and sales jobs (12.04%). Of important note, Elm Grove is also a village of artists. Elm Grove has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Elm Grove’s character. Also of interest is that Elm Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Elm Grove 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. Because of many things, Elm Grove is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elm Grove 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 village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elm Grove has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elm Grove’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elm Grove, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elm Grove is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.94% 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 Elm Grove in 2022 was $65,041, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $260,164 for a family of four. Elm Grove is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Elm Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elm Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Elm Grove include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Elm Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
