Elkridge vs Savage

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

Elkridge and Savage 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 8,284 in Savage). Elkridge has the higher median household income ($135,412 vs $117,353 in Savage). Elkridge has the higher median home value ($438,200 vs $405,600 in Savage).

Population, income & housing

	Elkridge	Savage
Population	26,183	8,284
Median age	34.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,412	$117,353
Median home value	$438,200	$405,600
Median gross rent	$2,206	$2,106
Housing units	9,530	3,140
Homeownership rate	61.5%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkridge	Savage
Population	21,458 → 26,183 (+22.0%)	6,428 → 8,284 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$100,068 → $135,412 (+35.3%)	$95,323 → $117,353 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$364,700 → $438,200 (+20.2%)	$336,200 → $405,600 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,783 → $2,206 (+23.7%)	$1,359 → $2,106 (+55.0%)

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

Savage

Population

6,4288,284

Median household income

$95,323$117,353

Median home value

$336,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkridge	Savage
Under 5	7.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	17.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	16.5%	19.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.9%
75 and over	2.3%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkridge	Savage
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	40.7%
Black or African American	33.2%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkridge	Savage
No high school diploma	6.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkridge	Savage
Drove alone	69.4%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.2%
Public transit	2.1%	2.7%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	20.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkridge	Savage
1-unit, detached	31.0%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	35.4%	22.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	22.2%
20 or more units	19.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkridge	Savage
Poverty rate	7.7%	5.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	2005	1983