Elkton vs Waltham

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

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

Waltham has the higher population (185 vs 91 in Elkton). Waltham has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $51,932 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $112,500 in Waltham).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Waltham
Population	91	185
Median age	50.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,932	$75,833
Median home value	$182,500	$112,500
Median gross rent	$775	$1,069
Housing units	54	62
Homeownership rate	87.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	1.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Waltham
Population	134 → 91 (-32.1%)	151 → 185 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$60,750 → $51,932 (-14.5%)	$67,500 → $75,833 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $182,500 (+128.1%)	$77,900 → $112,500 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)	$838 → $1,069 (+27.6%)

Elkton

Population

13491

Median household income

$60,750$51,932

Median home value

$80,000$182,500

Median gross rent

$725$775

Waltham

Population

151185

Median household income

$67,500$75,833

Median home value

$77,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$838$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Waltham
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	7.7%	37.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	23.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	7.0%
65 to 74	7.7%	5.4%
75 and over	23.1%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Waltham
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	78.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Waltham
No high school diploma	6.7%	15.5%
High school graduate	50.7%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Waltham
Drove alone	72.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	12.7%	2.3%
Public transit	5.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Waltham
1-unit, detached	90.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Waltham
Poverty rate	11.1%	11.4%
Average household size	1.86	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1965	1941