Elkridge vs Ilchester

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

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

Ilchester has the higher population (27,552 vs 26,183 in Elkridge). Ilchester has the higher median household income ($150,783 vs $135,412 in Elkridge). Ilchester has the higher median home value ($498,500 vs $438,200 in Elkridge).

Population, income & housing

	Elkridge	Ilchester
Population	26,183	27,552
Median age	34.1 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$135,412	$150,783
Median home value	$438,200	$498,500
Median gross rent	$2,206	$1,963
Housing units	9,530	10,043
Homeownership rate	61.5%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkridge	Ilchester
Population	21,458 → 26,183 (+22.0%)	26,974 → 27,552 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$100,068 → $135,412 (+35.3%)	$126,566 → $150,783 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$364,700 → $438,200 (+20.2%)	$390,600 → $498,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,783 → $2,206 (+23.7%)	$1,799 → $1,963 (+9.1%)

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

Ilchester

Population

26,97427,552

Median household income

$126,566$150,783

Median home value

$390,600$498,500

Median gross rent

$1,799$1,963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkridge	Ilchester
Under 5	7.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	16.5%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.4%
75 and over	2.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkridge	Ilchester
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	51.2%
Black or African American	33.2%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	18.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkridge	Ilchester
No high school diploma	6.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkridge	Ilchester
Drove alone	69.4%	65.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.1%
Public transit	2.1%	2.3%
Walked	0.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	23.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkridge	Ilchester
1-unit, detached	31.0%	45.2%
1-unit, attached	35.4%	24.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	13.9%
20 or more units	19.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Elkridge	Ilchester
Poverty rate	7.7%	4.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2005	1994