Elkridge, MD

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2021 Population
24,115
10.7% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ben Cardin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
34.1
0.59% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
7.33%
24.1% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$119,856
10.3% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$371,200
0.952% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Elkridge, MD had a population of 24.1k people with a median age of 34.1 and a median household income of $119,856. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Elkridge, MD grew from 21,778 to 24,115, a 10.7% increase and its median household income grew from $108,627 to $119,856, a 10.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elkridge, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.75%), and White (Hispanic) (2.38%).

None of the households in Elkridge, 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.

92.4% of the residents in Elkridge, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Elkridge, MD was $371,200, and the homeownership rate was 63.6%.

Most people in Elkridge, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Elkridge, MD was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Elkridge, MD is home to a population of 24.1k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 23% of Elkridge, MD residents were born outside of the country (5.54k people).

In 2021, there were 1.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.23k people) in Elkridge, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.73k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.93k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.4%
2021 Citizenship
93.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 92.4% of Elkridge, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Elkridge, MD was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elkridge, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.23k ± 1.03k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.73k ± 1.37k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    4.93k ± 1k
6.1%
Hispanic Population
1.47k people

In 2021, there were 1.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.23k people) in Elkridge, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.73k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.93k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.1% of the people in Elkridge, MD are hispanic (1.47k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

23%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
5.54k people
20.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
4.44k people

As of 2021, 23% of Elkridge, MD residents (5.54k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elkridge, MD was 20.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    393 ± 156
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    184 ± 130
  3. Vietnam
    150 ± 96

Elkridge, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Elkridge, MD employs 12.7k people. The largest industries in Elkridge, MD are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,554 people), and Public Administration (1,337 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($107,334), Public Administration ($106,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,792).

Occupations

12.7k
2021 Value
± 1,017
7.93%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elkridge, MD grew at a rate of 7.93%, from 11.8k employees to 12.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elkridge, MD, are Management Occupations (1,694 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,625 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,318 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elkridge, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

12.7k
2021 Value
± 1,017
7.93%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elkridge, MD grew at a rate of 7.93%, from 11.8k employees to 12.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elkridge, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,554 people), and Public Administration (1,337 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elkridge, MD, though some of these residents may live in Elkridge, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$76,896
Median earning men ± $9,124
$60,150
Median earning women ± $7,294

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($115,917), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,008), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,844).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($94,490), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,928), and Construction ($68,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $28.8B
  2. $23.9B
  3. $20B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $28.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($23.9B) and Electronics ($20B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maryland products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$216B
2020 Value in Maryland
$445B
Projected 2050 Value in Maryland
106% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maryland trade was $216B. This is expected to increase 106% to $445B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maryland trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $23.2B
  2. $18.3B
  3. $9.44B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Virginia with $23.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $18.3B and New York and $9.44B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maryland shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.02% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.962% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.19M), Bachelors Degree (1.01M), and Some college (978k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Elkridge, MD was $371,200 in 2021, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $367,700 to $371,200, a 0.952% increase. The homeownership rate in Elkridge, MD is 63.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Elkridge, MD have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elkridge, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$371,200
Median Property Value 2021
±$12,819
$5,420
Median Property Taxes
±$617

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 Elkridge, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

63.6%
Homeownership
2021
69.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 63.6% of the housing units in Elkridge, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.9%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 6012.04
  2. Census Tract 6012.03

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$119,856
Median Household Income
± $9,381
8.53k
Number of Households
± 754

In 2021, the median household income of the 8.53k households in Elkridge, MD grew to $119,856 from the previous year's value of $108,627.

The following chart displays the households in Elkridge, 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 $150k - $200k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elkridge, MD is from Maryland.
0.456
2021 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2021, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.194% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (71.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (10.7%)

In 2021, 71.5% of workers in Elkridge, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.7%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elkridge, MD have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.91% of the workforce in Elkridge, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

7.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elkridge, MD (1.72k out of 23.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

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97.3% of the population of Elkridge, MD has health coverage, with 61% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 6.52% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Howard County, MD see 515 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.15% decrease from the previous year (521 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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515 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Howard County, MD

Primary care physicians in Howard County, MD see an average of 515 patients per year. This represents a 1.15% decrease from the previous year (521 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Howard County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.9% under 18 years, 21.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.66%
Uninsured
61%
Employer Coverage
14.4%
Medicaid
6.52%
Medicare
14%
Non-Group
1.41%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elkridge, MD declined by 3.9% from 2.76% to 2.66%.

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

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