With 31,695 people, Eldersburg is a city in Maryland. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $142,954, about 74% above the national median. That is roughly 38% ahead of the Maryland median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $142,954, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eldersburg
What changed most since 1990
Population9,652 → 31,695(+228%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree29.8% → 52.9%(+23.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.0% → 5.7%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.3%(605)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(519)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.8%(383)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(39)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,936 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Eldersburg, decade by decade
Eldersburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,652
$119,298
$328,809
29.8%
11.7
2000
27,741
$129,066
$317,879
32.9%
14.7
2010
30,531
$140,412
$555,144
40.2%
21.7
2020
32,582
$152,694
$474,634
48.6%
38.4
2024
31,695
$142,954
$494,300
52.9%
46.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
