Elkton

Population: 2,973
Median household income: $61,385
Median home value: $232,300

Located in Rockingham County, Virginia, Elkton is a community with a population of 2,973. The median household income of $61,385 is below the Rockingham County median ($78,468).

From 2019 to 2023, Elkton's population grew 4.5% from 2,846 to 2,973, while its median home value rose 26.7% from $183,400 to $232,300.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,973
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,385
Median home value: $232,300
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 1,297
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8462,973

Median household income

$54,605$61,385

Median home value

$183,400$232,300

Median gross rent

$811$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,846	$54,605	$183,400	$811
2020	2,872	$56,307	$187,400	$728
2021	2,938	$53,750	$194,400	$658
2022	2,948	$54,482	$214,800	$719
2023	2,973	$61,385	$232,300	$745

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	3.8%
5 to 17	541	18.2%
18 to 24	318	10.7%
25 to 34	318	10.7%
35 to 44	348	11.7%
45 to 54	396	13.3%
55 to 64	463	15.6%
65 to 74	167	5.6%
75 and over	310	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,701	90.9%
Black or African American	19	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	181	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	9.5%
High school graduate	822	41.1%
Some college or associate's	667	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	255	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	67	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,260	78.2%
Carpooled	167	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	99	6.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	442	29.0%
15 to 29 min	319	20.9%
30 to 44 min	543	35.6%
45 to 59 min	78	5.1%
60+ min	144	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 7.6% (223 of 2,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	700	56.5%
Nonfamily households	539	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,239	95.5%
Vacant	58	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	766	61.8%
Renter-occupied	473	38.2%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	923	71.2%
1-unit, attached	25	1.9%
2 to 4 units	86	6.6%
5 to 19 units	216	16.7%
20 or more units	41	3.2%
Mobile home & other	6	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5125408
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.4107, -78.6161