Eldersburg, MD

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2024 Population

31,695

2024 Median Age

2.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.74%

12.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$142,954

2.49% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$494,300

3.24% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

16,404

2.07% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Eldersburg, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Eldersburg, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Eldersburg, MD was $494,300, and the homeownership rate was 88%.

Most people in Eldersburg, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Eldersburg, MD was 2 cars per household.

United States

Population & Diversity

Eldersburg, MD is home to a population of 31.7k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.96% of Eldersburg, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.21k people).

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.9k people) in Eldersburg, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.94k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.27k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Eldersburg, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eldersburg, MD was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Eldersburg, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eldersburg, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.9k ± 1.07k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.94k ± 467
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.27k ± 300

5.69%

Hispanic Population

1.81k people

5.69% of the people in Eldersburg, MD are hispanic (1.81k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eldersburg, MD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.96%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.21k people

5.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.81k people

As of 2024, 6.96% of Eldersburg, MD residents (2.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Eldersburg, MD was 5.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Eldersburg, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
605 ± 166
Vietnam
370 ± 113
Gulf War (1990s)
282 ± 110

Eldersburg, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Eldersburg, MD.

Health

97.5% of the population of Eldersburg, MD has health coverage, with 66.7% on employee plans, 7.22% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.54%

Uninsured

66.7%

Employer Coverage

7.22%

Medicaid

10.9%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eldersburg, MD grew by 54.8% from 1.64% to 2.54%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Eldersburg, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Eldersburg, MD employs 16.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eldersburg, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,370 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,143 people), and Educational Services (1,977 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($124,030), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,534), and Finance & Insurance ($111,600).

Employment

Occupations

16.4k

2024 Value

± 848

2.07%

1 Year growth

± 7.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eldersburg, MD grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 16.1k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eldersburg, MD, are Management Occupations (2,844 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,594 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,453 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eldersburg, MD.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.4k

2024 Value

± 848

2.07%

1 Year growth

± 7.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eldersburg, MD grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 16.1k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eldersburg, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,370 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,143 people), and Educational Services (1,977 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eldersburg, MD, though some of these residents may live in Eldersburg, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$88,069

Median earning men ± $4,162

$64,222

Median earning women ± $4,483

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,750), and Public Administration ($122,802).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($137,757), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,607), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,958).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in the states of United States went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.2%), followed by Jill Stein (0.556%).

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Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Eldersburg, MD. Showing the available data for the states of United States.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.2%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.556%)
Green Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in the states of United States for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eldersburg, MD was $494,300 in 2024, which is 1.49 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $478,800 to $494,300, a 3.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Eldersburg, MD is 88%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eldersburg, MD have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eldersburg, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$494,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,244

$9,590

Median Property Taxes

±$565

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Eldersburg, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Eldersburg, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88% of the housing units in Eldersburg, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eldersburg, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$142,954

Median Household Income

± $7,926

10.9k

Number of Households

± 583

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.9k households in Eldersburg, MD declined from $142,954 from the previous year's value of $146,598.

The following chart displays the households in Eldersburg, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (21.9%)
Carpooled (2.99%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Eldersburg, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (2.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eldersburg, MD have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.99% of the workforce in Eldersburg, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Eldersburg, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Eldersburg, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eldersburg, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eldersburg, MD (1.46k out of 30.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eldersburg, MD is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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