Elkton vs North East

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

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

Elkton has the higher population (15,867 vs 4,095 in North East). North East has the higher median household income ($87,510 vs $56,565 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median home value ($271,700 vs $243,500 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	North East
Population	15,867	4,095
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,565	$87,510
Median home value	$271,700	$243,500
Median gross rent	$1,368	$1,358
Housing units	6,234	1,990
Homeownership rate	48.3%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	North East
Population	15,644 → 15,867 (+1.4%)	3,620 → 4,095 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $56,565 (+0.6%)	$47,849 → $87,510 (+82.9%)
Median home value	$194,800 → $271,700 (+39.5%)	$195,200 → $243,500 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,368 (+28.3%)	$880 → $1,358 (+54.3%)

Elkton

Population

15,64415,867

Median household income

$56,250$56,565

Median home value

$194,800$271,700

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,368

North East

Population

3,6204,095

Median household income

$47,849$87,510

Median home value

$195,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,358

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	North East
Under 5	4.7%	11.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	20.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.4%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	North East
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	83.2%
Black or African American	15.3%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	North East
No high school diploma	11.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	North East
Drove alone	77.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.6%
Other means	1.7%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	North East
1-unit, detached	43.1%	32.8%
1-unit, attached	24.9%	39.6%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	North East
Poverty rate	19.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1987	2001