Elkton is a city of 977 people in South Dakota. This skews young, with a median age of 30.9. The population is up 44% since 2000. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $185,100, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,688, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elkton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$52,081 → $185,100(+255%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age42.3 → 30.9(−11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share1.2% → 37.3%(+36.1 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)18%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.1%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 61 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
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
598
$42,707
$52,081
11.9%
5.8
2000
677
$66,795
$94,908
14.5%
3.7
2010
736
$74,327
$127,026
28.5%
36.0
2020
755
$76,028
$154,171
25.1%
47.1
2024
977
$69,688
$185,100
21.6%
59.7
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.
