Elkton vs Pigeon

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

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

Pigeon has the higher population (1,093 vs 775 in Elkton). Pigeon has the higher median household income ($49,500 vs $47,717 in Elkton). Pigeon has the higher median home value ($108,100 vs $84,500 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Pigeon
Population	775	1,093
Median age	41.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,717	$49,500
Median home value	$84,500	$108,100
Median gross rent	$891	$929
Housing units	396	565
Homeownership rate	62.6%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Pigeon
Population	771 → 775 (+0.5%)	1,259 → 1,093 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $47,717 (+29.6%)	$41,397 → $49,500 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $84,500 (+15.8%)	$81,000 → $108,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $891 (+78.2%)	$670 → $929 (+38.7%)

Elkton

Population

771775

Median household income

$36,806$47,717

Median home value

$73,000$84,500

Median gross rent

$500$891

Pigeon

Population

1,2591,093

Median household income

$41,397$49,500

Median home value

$81,000$108,100

Median gross rent

$670$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Pigeon
Under 5	8.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.9%
75 and over	6.3%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Pigeon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Pigeon
No high school diploma	7.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	44.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Pigeon
Drove alone	57.2%	74.7%
Carpooled	30.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	0.8%	4.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Pigeon
1-unit, detached	76.8%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	3.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Pigeon
Poverty rate	21.3%	9.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1960	1966