Eldersburg

Population: 30,626
Median household income: $146,598
Median home value: $478,800

Located in Carroll County, Maryland, Eldersburg is a community with a population of 30,626. At $146,598, its median household income sits above Carroll County's $115,876.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eldersburg's population declined 1.5% from 31,108 to 30,626, while its median home value rose 23.8% from $386,700 to $478,800.

The typical home was built around 1988. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,626
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $146,598
Median home value: $478,800
Median gross rent: $1,655
Housing units: 11,011
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,10830,626

Median household income

$120,688$146,598

Median home value

$386,700$478,800

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,108	$120,688	$386,700	$1,153
2020	30,550	$125,981	$391,600	$1,235
2021	30,418	$130,036	$404,400	$1,408
2022	30,357	$143,148	$460,100	$1,637
2023	30,626	$146,598	$478,800	$1,655

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,740	5.7%
5 to 17	5,441	17.8%
18 to 24	2,238	7.3%
25 to 34	3,596	11.7%
35 to 44	4,455	14.5%
45 to 54	4,404	14.4%
55 to 64	4,206	13.7%
65 to 74	2,620	8.6%
75 and over	1,926	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,117	82.0%
Black or African American	1,471	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,197	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	422	1.4%
Two or more races	942	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,466	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	938	4.4%
High school graduate	3,710	17.5%
Some college or associate's	5,203	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,801	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,555	21.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,059	75.0%
Carpooled	439	2.7%
Public transit	33	0.2%
Walked	124	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,344	20.8%
Other means	90	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,455	19.3%
15 to 29 min	2,322	18.2%
30 to 44 min	3,813	29.9%
45 to 59 min	2,410	18.9%
60+ min	1,745	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 4.2% (1,255 of 29,785)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,293	77.5%
Nonfamily households	2,405	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,698	97.2%
Vacant	313	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,471	88.5%
Renter-occupied	1,227	11.5%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,055	82.2%
1-unit, attached	1,075	9.8%
2 to 4 units	165	1.5%
5 to 19 units	559	5.1%
20 or more units	151	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2425575
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 2.54 sq mi
Center point: 39.4042, -76.9526