One of the benefits of Elk City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.58 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Elk City, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The percentage of adults in Elk City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.05% of the adults in Elk City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elk City in 2022 was $28,994, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,976 for a family of four. However, Elk City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elk City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elk City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk City include German, English, Irish, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Elk City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
