Elkton vs Volga

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

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

Volga has the higher population (2,246 vs 971 in Elkton). Volga has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $58,750 in Elkton). Volga has the higher median home value ($220,200 vs $183,800 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Volga
Population	971	2,246
Median age	29.6 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$75,417
Median home value	$183,800	$220,200
Median gross rent	$850	$1,048
Housing units	360	1,017
Homeownership rate	60.5%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Volga
Population	842 → 971 (+15.3%)	1,926 → 2,246 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$59,643 → $58,750 (-1.5%)	$56,852 → $75,417 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$132,700 → $183,800 (+38.5%)	$166,000 → $220,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $850 (+17.2%)	$792 → $1,048 (+32.3%)

Elkton

Population

842971

Median household income

$59,643$58,750

Median home value

$132,700$183,800

Median gross rent

$725$850

Volga

Population

1,9262,246

Median household income

$56,852$75,417

Median home value

$166,000$220,200

Median gross rent

$792$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Volga
Under 5	15.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.2%
75 and over	3.1%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Volga
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Volga
No high school diploma	15.4%	1.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Volga
Drove alone	80.6%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	2.6%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Volga
1-unit, detached	77.8%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	8.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Volga
Poverty rate	27.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.88	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1973	1980