Elmer is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,368 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elmer is the 460th largest community in New Jersey. Elmer has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elmer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmer is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmer who work in office and administrative support (17.11%), management occupations (15.70%), and teaching (9.26%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Elmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Elmer is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.41% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elmer in 2022 was $42,084, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,336 for a family of four. The people who call Elmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmer include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Elmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
