Elkton vs Harbor Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Elkton and Harbor Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkton and Harbor Beach are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harbor Beach has the higher population (1,576 vs 775 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median household income ($47,717 vs $39,844 in Harbor Beach). Harbor Beach has the higher median home value ($104,200 vs $84,500 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
Population	775	1,576
Median age	41.9 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,717	$39,844
Median home value	$84,500	$104,200
Median gross rent	$891	$502
Housing units	396	874
Homeownership rate	62.6%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
Population	771 → 775 (+0.5%)	1,936 → 1,576 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $47,717 (+29.6%)	$36,488 → $39,844 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $84,500 (+15.8%)	$78,400 → $104,200 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $891 (+78.2%)	$495 → $502 (+1.4%)

Elkton

Population

771775

Median household income

$36,806$47,717

Median home value

$73,000$84,500

Median gross rent

$500$891

Harbor Beach

Population

1,9361,576

Median household income

$36,488$39,844

Median home value

$78,400$104,200

Median gross rent

$495$502

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
Under 5	8.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	17.9%
75 and over	6.3%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
No high school diploma	7.1%	17.3%
High school graduate	44.8%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
Drove alone	57.2%	69.0%
Carpooled	30.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	9.9%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	0.8%	5.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
1-unit, detached	76.8%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Harbor Beach
Poverty rate	21.3%	17.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1960	1951