Elkton vs Gardiner

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

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

Gardiner has the higher population (351 vs 139 in Elkton). Gardiner has the higher median household income ($135,567 vs $57,955 in Elkton). Since 2019, Elkton's population has grown faster (-20.1% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Gardiner
Population	139	351
Median age	50.8 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,955	$135,567
Median home value	$265,400	—
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	91	150
Homeownership rate	80.6%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Gardiner
Population	174 → 139 (-20.1%)	586 → 351 (-40.1%)
Median household income	$34,306 → $57,955 (+68.9%)	$44,036 → $135,567 (+207.9%)
Median home value	$232,800 → $265,400 (+14.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$600 → $950 (+58.3%)	$850 → $970 (+14.1%)

Elkton

Population

174139

Median household income

$34,306$57,955

Median home value

$232,800$265,400

Median gross rent

$600$950

Gardiner

Population

586351

Median household income

$44,036$135,567

Median gross rent

$850$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Gardiner
Under 5	2.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	2.2%	35.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	18.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	17.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	20.9%	14.5%
75 and over	17.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Gardiner
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Gardiner
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.1%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	26.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Gardiner
Drove alone	81.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Gardiner
1-unit, detached	71.4%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	27.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Gardiner
Poverty rate	21.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.93	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1983	1938