Elkton

Population: 971
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $183,800

Located in Brookings County, South Dakota, Elkton is a community with a population of 971. The median household income of $58,750 is below the Brookings County median ($67,341).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkton's population grew 15.3% from 842 to 971, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $132,700 to $183,800.

The median resident is 29.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 971
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $183,800
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 360
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

842971

Median household income

$59,643$58,750

Median home value

$132,700$183,800

Median gross rent

$725$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	842	$59,643	$132,700	$725
2020	813	$62,727	$127,200	$675
2021	911	$65,625	$151,600	$804
2022	815	$67,750	$179,800	$733
2023	971	$58,750	$183,800	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 515.3%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	149	15.3%
5 to 17	198	20.4%
18 to 24	85	8.8%
25 to 34	140	14.4%
35 to 44	138	14.2%
45 to 54	88	9.1%
55 to 64	97	10.0%
65 to 74	46	4.7%
75 and over	30	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	596	61.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	369	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	15.4%
High school graduate	188	34.9%
Some college or associate's	139	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	65	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	64	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	350	80.6%
Carpooled	31	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.8%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	30	6.9%
Other means	13	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	44.3%
15 to 29 min	170	42.1%
30 to 44 min	42	10.4%
45 to 59 min	11	2.7%
60+ min	2	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 27.9% (266 of 952)

	Count	Share
Family households	194	57.6%
Nonfamily households	143	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	337	93.6%
Vacant	23	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	204	60.5%
Renter-occupied	133	39.5%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	280	77.8%
1-unit, attached	6	1.7%
2 to 4 units	45	12.5%
5 to 19 units	14	3.9%
20 or more units	4	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4618700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2351, -96.4794