Demographics of Elkton town, Maryland

Elkton town, Maryland had 16,670 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +866 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elkton town, in four figures

16,670
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,910 ±35.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +866 people.; 37.4 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,640 ±$18,269
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Elkton town, Maryland's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elkton town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Elkton town, Maryland's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elkton town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,804	100.0	100.0
2021	15,834	100.2	100.2
2022	15,898	100.6	100.7
2023	15,977	101.1	101.6
2024	16,011	101.3	102.5
2025	16,670	105.5	103.1

Population of Elkton town, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,804	—
2021	15,834	+30
2022	15,898	+64
2023	15,977	+79
2024	16,011	+34
2025	16,670	+659

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±2.3: for men 36.1 ±3.8 and for women 39.1 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elkton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	793 ±219	5.0% ±1.4	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,772 ±369	17.4% ±2.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,406 ±311	8.8% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,658 ±527	29.3% ±3.3	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,031 ±510	25.3% ±3.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,250 ±455	14.1% ±2.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,640 ±$18,269, and income per person $33,361 ±$3,751, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elkton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	916 ±293	15.2% ±4.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,575 ±397	26.1% ±6.4	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	859 ±253	14.2% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	891 ±209	14.8% ±3.3	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	721 ±201	11.9% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	586 ±172	9.7% ±2.8	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	487 ±240	8.1% ±3.9	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elkton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	3,023 ±856	20.1% ±5.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,305 ±362	37.7% ±8.7	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,476 ±428	17.2% ±4.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	242 ±106	8.0% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elkton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elkton town	Maryland	United States
Housing units	6,336 ±376	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±1.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 7.3%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.6% ±6.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.4% ±4.9	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$293,400 ±$23,143	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,382 ±$74	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±6	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elkton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,245 ±387	7.8% ±2.4	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,766 ±662	61.4% ±4.2	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,635 ±518	16.6% ±3.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	182 to 650	1.1% to 4.1%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	126 to 816	0.8% to 5.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,372 ±418	8.6% ±2.6	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elkton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	7,056 ±594	44.3% ±3.7	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,408 ±605	46.6% ±3.8	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	312 ±131	2.0% ±0.8	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,134 ±368	7.1% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	593 ±184	3.7% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	270 to 812	1.7% to 5.1%	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Elkton town among the places of Maryland

93rd of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Elkton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cloverly CDP	16,646 ±1,542
Brooklyn Park CDP	16,067 ±1,251
Mays Chapel CDP	16,066 ±1,244
Hillcrest Heights CDP	16,063 ±1,622
Rossville CDP	16,059 ±1,596
Elkton town	15,910 ±35
Bensville CDP	15,848 ±1,334
Summerfield CDP	15,065 ±1,453
Havre de Grace city	14,994 ±31
Colesville CDP	14,519 ±1,700
Linganore CDP	14,444 ±1,092

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 64 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 114 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 132 Places in Maryland by median rent
No. 146 Places in Maryland by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026