Elkhorn City’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Elkhorn City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Elkhorn City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Elkhorn City, 23.47% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Elkhorn City in 2018 was $22,543, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,172 for a family of four. However, Elkhorn City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Elkhorn City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhorn City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkhorn City include English, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Elkhorn City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
