Elkton vs Guthrie

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

Elkton and Guthrie 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 1,377 in Guthrie). Elkton has the higher median household income ($45,417 vs $34,803 in Guthrie). Guthrie has the higher median home value ($122,200 vs $111,300 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Guthrie
Population	2,158	1,377
Median age	46.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$34,803
Median home value	$111,300	$122,200
Median gross rent	$849	$827
Housing units	1,086	644
Homeownership rate	63.7%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Guthrie
Population	2,292 → 2,158 (-5.8%)	1,291 → 1,377 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$37,679 → $45,417 (+20.5%)	$25,250 → $34,803 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $111,300 (+16.7%)	$77,100 → $122,200 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $849 (+25.2%)	$537 → $827 (+54.0%)

Elkton

Population

2,2922,158

Median household income

$37,679$45,417

Median home value

$95,400$111,300

Median gross rent

$678$849

Guthrie

Population

1,2911,377

Median household income

$25,250$34,803

Median home value

$77,100$122,200

Median gross rent

$537$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Guthrie
Under 5	6.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	19.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	8.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.4%
75 and over	9.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Guthrie
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	51.1%
Black or African American	19.6%	28.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	3.3%
Two or more races	8.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Guthrie
No high school diploma	15.2%	23.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Guthrie
Drove alone	79.6%	71.9%
Carpooled	11.5%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.1%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Guthrie
1-unit, detached	69.6%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	10.4%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Guthrie
Poverty rate	12.2%	35.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1980	1974