Elkridge.
Maryland·
Neighborhoods
POPMEDIAN
Maryland·
Maryland
Foundation
Daily Life
Money & Work
Fair Housing. Race, ethnicity, language, national origin, income, disability, household makeup, commute and vehicle access, home tenure, and similar characteristics shown anywhere in this report are descriptive context only — never used to rate, score, or rank a place. Using protected-class characteristics to evaluate a neighborhood may violate the Fair Housing Act.
Maryland·Howard County
4 tracts·27K people·$454K median·3,248/mi²
White 35 · Black 31 · Asian 22 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Other 26 · Living alone 22
Retail 32 · Professional 27 · Manufacturing 25 · Health 7 · Leisure 3 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 66 · Sales · office 14 · Service 9 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 12 · Transit 3 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
Showing up to 10 schools per level · School assignment depends on the exact address; open a neighborhood or address report to see your assigned schools.
The median home value in Elkridge is $454,200 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Elkridge has 26,283 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.4; the population is 34.8% White, 30.6% Black, 22.4% Asian, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 59.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.6% (Census ACS).
Elkridge Elementary (46%), Ducketts Lane Elementary (39%) and Hanover Hills Elementary (30%) lead the elementary schools; Elkridge Landing Middle (50%) and Thomas Viaduct Middle (30%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,295/month, 45% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elkridge is $139,913 a year, 63% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Elkridge, median rent is $2,295/month and the median home value is $454,200 (Census ACS).
Elkridge reported 1.4 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Howard County Police Dep, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elkridge are winter weather (88), strong wind (80) and lightning (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elkridge, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).