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Elkton, MD

15,910 Population
9 square miles 1,759.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,361 ±$3,751 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $50,461 ±$254
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,640 ±$18,269 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $91,289 ±$666
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.1% ±5.7% (3,023  ±856) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.5% 705,061 (±0.3% / ±15,926)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±2.2 (148,410  ±19,877) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 28.7 71,567,030 (±0.1 / ±429,115)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,035 ±364 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,467,761 ±4,031
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (15,054  ±359) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,110,451
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.7% ±1.8% (161  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 71,489 (±0.2% / ±2,648)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,336 ±376 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,624,257 ±600
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$293,400 ±$23,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $351,900 ±$1,315
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±4.1% (2,148  ±643.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.7% 663,003 (±0.2% / ±11,351.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±6.4% (9,720  ±810.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.3% 4,039,902 (±0.4% / ±16,566.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.6% ±3.5% (2,358  ±394.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.2% 1,847,450 (±0.2% / ±10,342.3)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±2.3% (1,134  ±368) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.8% 742,429
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±2.2% (937  ±270) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.9% 241,342 (±0.1% / ±3,707)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
937 Total veterans ±270 785 Male ±205 152 Female ±99

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