Ardmore vs Elkton

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

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

Ardmore has the higher population (1,280 vs 468 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $55,000 in Ardmore). Elkton has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $160,200 in Ardmore).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Elkton
Population	1,280	468
Median age	47.6 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$70,625
Median home value	$160,200	$205,600
Median gross rent	$887	$922
Housing units	561	186
Homeownership rate	69.2%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Elkton
Population	1,386 → 1,280 (-7.6%)	456 → 468 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $55,000 (+50.3%)	$47,794 → $70,625 (+47.8%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $160,200 (+32.1%)	$120,800 → $205,600 (+70.2%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $887 (+12.6%)	$638 → $922 (+44.5%)

Ardmore

Population

1,3861,280

Median household income

$36,583$55,000

Median home value

$121,300$160,200

Median gross rent

$788$887

Elkton

Population

456468

Median household income

$47,794$70,625

Median home value

$120,800$205,600

Median gross rent

$638$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Elkton
Under 5	4.3%	8.3%
5 to 17	10.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	14.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	4.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	7.9%
45 to 54	19.7%	20.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	20.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.0%
75 and over	11.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Elkton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	74.4%
Black or African American	7.8%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Elkton
No high school diploma	17.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Elkton
Drove alone	79.3%	66.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	32.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Elkton
1-unit, detached	85.2%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Elkton
Poverty rate	13.6%	21.5%
Average household size	2.38	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	44	33
Median year structure built	1988	1970