Elkton is a city of 15,910 people in Maryland. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 43%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 34% since 2000. 20.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,640, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elkton
What changed most since 1990
White share91.2% → 61.4%(−29.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate11.6% → 20.1%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share7.7% → 16.6%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Elkton's population equals 15% of Cecil County's. Its number of households without a car equals 34% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 28% of the county's.
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)35.5%(333)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(312)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 937 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Elkton, decade by decade
Elkton 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
9,073
$70,495
$198,726
8.9%
20.3
2000
11,893
$69,534
$195,099
16.2%
35.1
2010
15,443
$78,980
$327,850
22.3%
54.5
2020
15,807
$66,506
$256,710
20.5%
70.4
2024
15,910
$58,640
$293,400
21.6%
71.9
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.
