Elkhart is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,256 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 770th largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elkhart is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elkhart is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in office and administrative support (16.17%), sales jobs (12.13%), and management occupations (11.49%). A relatively large number of people in Elkhart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.80% 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. Elkhart 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 rate of college-level education in Elkhart is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.98% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Elkhart in 2022 was $25,435, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,740 for a family of four. However, Elkhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elkhart is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elkhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.04% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, English, Irish, British, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
