Elkton vs Port Austin

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

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

Elkton has the higher population (775 vs 676 in Port Austin). Elkton has the higher median household income ($47,717 vs $46,000 in Port Austin). Port Austin has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $84,500 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Port Austin
Population	775	676
Median age	41.9 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,717	$46,000
Median home value	$84,500	$162,100
Median gross rent	$891	$676
Housing units	396	653
Homeownership rate	62.6%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Port Austin
Population	771 → 775 (+0.5%)	704 → 676 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $47,717 (+29.6%)	$49,464 → $46,000 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $84,500 (+15.8%)	$130,300 → $162,100 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $891 (+78.2%)	$575 → $676 (+17.6%)

Elkton

Population

771775

Median household income

$36,806$47,717

Median home value

$73,000$84,500

Median gross rent

$500$891

Port Austin

Population

704676

Median household income

$49,464$46,000

Median home value

$130,300$162,100

Median gross rent

$575$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Port Austin
Under 5	8.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	4.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	15.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	22.3%
75 and over	6.3%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Port Austin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Port Austin
No high school diploma	7.1%	9.3%
High school graduate	44.8%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Port Austin
Drove alone	57.2%	68.7%
Carpooled	30.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.6%	3.3%
Walked	9.9%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Port Austin
1-unit, detached	76.8%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	15.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Port Austin
Poverty rate	21.3%	19.5%
Average household size	2.13	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1960	1979