Elsmere is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,147 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elsmere is the 48th largest community in Kentucky.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Elsmere 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 citizens of Elsmere are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.17% of adults in Elsmere having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elsmere in 2022 was $29,192, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,768 for a family of four. However, Elsmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elsmere is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elsmere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elsmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elsmere include German, Irish, English, European, and Other Subsaharan African.

The most common language spoken in Elsmere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.