Elbert is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 188 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elbert is the 236th largest community in Colorado. Elbert has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Housing costs in Elbert are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Elbert is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elbert is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elbert who work in business and financial occupations (19.18%), office and administrative support (17.81%), and management occupations (17.81%). Because of many things, Elbert 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, Elbert really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elbert 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Elbert is worth considering. One downside of living in Elbert is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elbert, the average commute to work is 40.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Elbert 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.The education level of Elbert citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.58% of adults in Elbert have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elbert in 2022 was $40,598, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,392 for a family of four. The people who call Elbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elbert residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Elbert include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Elbert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
