Allensville vs Elkton

A side-by-side comparison of Allensville and Elkton: population, income, housing, and more.

Allensville and Elkton are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkton has the higher population (2,158 vs 199 in Allensville). Allensville has the higher median household income ($51,000 vs $45,417 in Elkton). Allensville has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $111,300 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Allensville	Elkton
Population	199	2,158
Median age	40.7 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,000	$45,417
Median home value	$121,400	$111,300
Median gross rent	—	$849
Housing units	89	1,086
Homeownership rate	74.3%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	21.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allensville	Elkton
Population	155 → 199 (+28.4%)	2,292 → 2,158 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$43,676 → $51,000 (+16.8%)	$37,679 → $45,417 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$142,600 → $121,400 (-14.9%)	$95,400 → $111,300 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$678 → $849 (+25.2%)

Allensville

Population

155199

Median household income

$43,676$51,000

Median home value

$142,600$121,400

Elkton

Population

2,2922,158

Median household income

$37,679$45,417

Median home value

$95,400$111,300

Median gross rent

$678$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allensville	Elkton
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.1%	13.0%
18 to 24	25.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	6.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	19.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	8.5%
65 to 74	16.6%	14.0%
75 and over	11.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allensville	Elkton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	65.7%
Black or African American	4.0%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allensville	Elkton
No high school diploma	33.6%	15.2%
High school graduate	46.1%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allensville	Elkton
Drove alone	80.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	19.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allensville	Elkton
1-unit, detached	88.8%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Allensville	Elkton
Poverty rate	4.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1945	1980