Elkton vs Rising Sun

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

Elkton and Rising Sun 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 2,756 in Rising Sun). Rising Sun has the higher median household income ($85,750 vs $56,565 in Elkton). Rising Sun has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $271,700 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Rising Sun
Population	15,867	2,756
Median age	37.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,565	$85,750
Median home value	$271,700	$289,200
Median gross rent	$1,368	$1,183
Housing units	6,234	1,094
Homeownership rate	48.3%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Rising Sun
Population	15,644 → 15,867 (+1.4%)	2,791 → 2,756 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $56,565 (+0.6%)	$67,548 → $85,750 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$194,800 → $271,700 (+39.5%)	$223,400 → $289,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,368 (+28.3%)	$1,003 → $1,183 (+17.9%)

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

Rising Sun

Population

2,7912,756

Median household income

$67,548$85,750

Median home value

$223,400$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Rising Sun
Under 5	4.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	18.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.7%
75 and over	4.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Rising Sun
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	82.9%
Black or African American	15.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Rising Sun
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Rising Sun
Drove alone	77.6%	82.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.4%
Walked	2.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.6%	4.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Rising Sun
1-unit, detached	43.1%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	24.9%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	9.6%
20 or more units	5.6%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Rising Sun
Poverty rate	19.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1987	1987