What is the population of Elkridge CDP?

Elkridge CDP has 26,183 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Elkridge CDP?

Median household income in Elkridge CDP is $135,412 a year, 72.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elkridge CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,206 a month and the median home value is $438,200, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.

Is Elkridge CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elkridge CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Elkridge, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Elkridge, Maryland (Elkridge, MD — Census place “Elkridge CDP”) is 26,183 residents, ranking #52 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $135,412, the median home is worth $438,200 and median gross rent runs $2,206 a month. Looking for the Elkridge Maryland ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Elkridge, MD: 21075, 21076.

Population: 26,183Elkridge CDP residents
Median household income: $135,412Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $438,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,206Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.5%Owner-occupied households

Elkridge ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Elkridge.

The Elkridge MD ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Elkridge CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elkridge CDP median would spend about 19.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 61.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Elkridge CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Elkridge CDP is a small city in Maryland, with 26,183 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #52 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Elkridge CDP earn a median of $135,412 a year, 72.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Elkridge CDP is valued at $438,200, 44.4% above the national figure and 10% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,206 a month, 56.9% above the national figure, or roughly $26,472 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Elkridge CDP?: Elkridge CDP has 26,183 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Elkridge CDP?: Median household income in Elkridge CDP is $135,412 a year, 72.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elkridge CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,206 a month and the median home value is $438,200, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.
Is Elkridge CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elkridge CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Elkridge CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.