Elkridge

Population: 26,183
Median household income: $135,412
Median home value: $438,200

Elkridge, a community in Howard County, Maryland, has 26,183 residents. Its median household income of $135,412 runs below the Howard County figure of $146,982.

From 2019 to 2023, Elkridge's population grew 22.0% from 21,458 to 26,183, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $364,700 to $438,200.

The median resident is 34.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,183
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $135,412
Median home value: $438,200
Median gross rent: $2,206
Housing units: 9,530
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,45826,183

Median household income

$100,068$135,412

Median home value

$364,700$438,200

Median gross rent

$1,783$2,206

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,458	$100,068	$364,700	$1,783
2020	21,778	$108,627	$367,700	$1,813
2021	24,115	$119,856	$371,200	$1,919
2022	25,251	$127,027	$413,200	$2,027
2023	26,183	$135,412	$438,200	$2,206

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,863	7.1%
5 to 17	5,221	19.9%
18 to 24	1,804	6.9%
25 to 34	4,652	17.8%
35 to 44	4,315	16.5%
45 to 54	3,694	14.1%
55 to 64	2,548	9.7%
65 to 74	1,478	5.6%
75 and over	608	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,002	34.4%
Black or African American	8,688	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.2%
Asian	5,562	21.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	96	0.4%
Two or more races	1,106	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,650	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,046	6.0%
High school graduate	2,630	15.2%
Some college or associate's	3,821	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,568	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,230	24.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,670	69.4%
Carpooled	942	6.8%
Public transit	289	2.1%
Walked	7	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,873	20.6%
Other means	152	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,963	17.7%
15 to 29 min	5,119	46.3%
30 to 44 min	2,529	22.9%
45 to 59 min	795	7.2%
60+ min	654	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,978 of 25,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,772	73.0%
Nonfamily households	2,504	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,276	97.3%
Vacant	254	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,704	61.5%
Renter-occupied	3,572	38.5%

1-unit, detached31.0%

1-unit, attached35.4%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units19.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,958	31.0%
1-unit, attached	3,376	35.4%
2 to 4 units	202	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1,020	10.7%
20 or more units	1,847	19.4%
Mobile home & other	127	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2425750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.1955, -76.7411