Elkton, Maryland demographics

Elkton, MD demographics: median age 37.4; 21.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Elkton town, Maryland · Incorporated town · GEOID 2425800. The survey estimates a population of 15,910 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Elkton is 37.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 6,035 households (±364). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.4 ±2.3	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Under 18	3,565 ±428	22.4% ±2.7 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,831 ±466	24.1% ±2.9 pp	21.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,264 ±646	39.4% ±4.1 pp	39.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,250 ±455	14.1% ±2.9 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Male	7,683 ±413	48.3% ±2.6 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	8,227 ±411	51.7% ±2.6 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
White alone	10,191 ±666	64.1% ±4.2 pp	48.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,670 ±521	16.8% ±3.3 pp	29.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	19 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	419 ±233 · low precision	2.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	716 ±348	4.5% ±2.2 pp	6.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,892 ±439	11.9% ±2.8 pp	8.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,665 ±393	92.2% ±2.5 pp	87.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,245 ±387	7.8% ±2.4 pp	12.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,035
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,308 ±311	38.2% ±4.6 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	432 ±178	7.2% ±2.9 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,282 ±340	21.2% ±5.5 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,719 ±334	28.5% ±5.3 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	294 ±145	4.9% ±2.4 pp	6.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,035
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,959 ±245	32.5% ±3.6 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,076 ±459	67.5% ±6.4 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,035
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,719 ±334	28.5% ±5.3 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,924 ±309	31.9% ±4.8 pp	32.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,118 ±275	18.5% ±4.4 pp	16.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	476 ±138	7.9% ±2.2 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	352 ±134	5.8% ±2.2 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	320 ±247 · low precision	5.3% ±4.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	126 ±85 · low precision	2.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Native	14,776 ±371	92.9% ±2.3 pp	83.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,134 ±368	7.1% ±2.3 pp	16.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,117
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
English only	13,316 ±569	88.1% ±3.6 pp	78.9%	77.7%
Spanish	602 ±266	4.0% ±1.8 pp	9.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	78 ±76 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	53 ±37 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	56 ±68 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	394 ±244 · low precision	2.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	46 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	350 ±334 · low precision	2.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	113 ±129 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	109 ±88 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 10,939
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,219 ±357	11.1% ±3.2 pp	8.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,348 ±575	39.7% ±5.0 pp	23.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,046 ±353	18.7% ±3.1 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	968 ±255	8.8% ±2.3 pp	6.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,579 ±352	14.4% ±3.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	779 ±189	7.1% ±1.7 pp	20.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Same house	13,650 ±582	86.4% ±3.7 pp	88.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	553 ±350 · low precision	3.5% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	360 ±194 · low precision	2.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,223 ±503	7.7% ±3.2 pp	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	12 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.7% of Elkton residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Maryland and 8.4% nationally. 88.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elkton	Maryland	U.S.	Compared with Maryland
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.7% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.8% ±4.0 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±2.2 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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