Elkridge vs Fulton

A side-by-side comparison of Elkridge and Fulton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkridge has the higher population (26,183 vs 5,946 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($240,219 vs $135,412 in Elkridge). Fulton has the higher median home value ($847,700 vs $438,200 in Elkridge).

Population, income & housing

	Elkridge	Fulton
Population	26,183	5,946
Median age	34.1 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$135,412	$240,219
Median home value	$438,200	$847,700
Median gross rent	$2,206	$3,052
Housing units	9,530	1,990
Homeownership rate	61.5%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	85.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkridge	Fulton
Population	21,458 → 26,183 (+22.0%)	4,326 → 5,946 (+37.4%)
Median household income	$100,068 → $135,412 (+35.3%)	$175,446 → $240,219 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$364,700 → $438,200 (+20.2%)	$642,600 → $847,700 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,783 → $2,206 (+23.7%)	$3,501 → $3,052 (-12.8%)

Elkridge

Population

21,45826,183

Median household income

$100,068$135,412

Median home value

$364,700$438,200

Median gross rent

$1,783$2,206

Fulton

Population

4,3265,946

Median household income

$175,446$240,219

Median home value

$642,600$847,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkridge	Fulton
Under 5	7.1%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	17.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	16.5%	19.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	16.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.9%
75 and over	2.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkridge	Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	42.7%
Black or African American	33.2%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	30.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.2%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkridge	Fulton
No high school diploma	6.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	15.2%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	8.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	53.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkridge	Fulton
Drove alone	69.4%	57.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	3.5%
Public transit	2.1%	3.2%
Walked	0.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	31.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkridge	Fulton
1-unit, detached	31.0%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	35.4%	33.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.4%
20 or more units	19.4%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkridge	Fulton
Poverty rate	7.7%	0.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2005	2014