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Elkton, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkton, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 44,471. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELKTON-MD · Elkton, MD 1 ZIPs · 44,471 pop · #7487/25278 · Cecil County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,775
  • RANK-UPPER #7487/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Conowingo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 44,471
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $330,400

Nearest income peer: Conowingo, MD ( $1,188 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Elkton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elkton, MD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
44,471
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,775
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 21921 (44,471 residents). Household income $85,775 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkton as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Annapolis Junction is the closest lower-income city and Halethorpe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkton.

Population concentration

Elkton's single ZIP 21921 carries the town

Elkton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21921 is the entire residential footprint (44,471 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Elkton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 802 establishments, 15,064 employees , annual payroll $1,021,905k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21921 (802 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (128) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkton, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Cecil County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkton. See the Cecil County roll-up →

Elkton sits in the lower half of Cecil County on income: North East, Rising Sun and Port Deposit report more, Perryville, Warwick and Charlestown report less. North East marks the far end of that range at $113,719, 33% above Elkton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21921 44,471 $85,775 802 182
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Elkton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elkton, .