Elgin is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,438 people and four associated neighborhoods, Elgin is the 253rd largest community in Texas. Elgin has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Elgin, where the median household income is $85,666.00.

Elgin real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Elgin house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Elgin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Elgin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Elgin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elgin, the average commute to work is 34.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Elgin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Elgin are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.49% of adults in Elgin having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elgin in 2022 was $40,935, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,740 for a family of four. However, Elgin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elgin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elgin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Elgin, accounting for 44.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Elgin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elgin include German, Irish, English, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Elgin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.