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21075

Elkridge, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,363
Median household income
$135,303
People below poverty
7.7%
Median home value
$455,300

Income

The median income of households in 21075 was $135,303. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 29.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 7.1
$50,000 to $74,999 10.9
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 13.4
$200,000 or more 29.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 95307
Female 82058

An estimated 92.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 15.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,678. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 92.4
Social Security 15.8
Retirement income 19.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 21075 in 2020-2024, 96.4% had health insurance coverage and 3.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 80.7% and public coverage was 23.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 21075 had a total population of 37,363 - 18,887 (50.6%) females and 18,476 (49.4%) males. The median age was 34.1 years. An estimated 27.6% of the population was under 18 years, 39.3% was 19 to 44 years, 22.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 21075 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1500 1421
5 to 9 1202 1406
10 to 14 1612 1775
15 to 19 1176 996
20 to 24 1027 1031
25 to 29 1555 1421
30 to 34 1834 1748
35 to 39 1587 1593
40 to 44 1251 1628
45 to 49 1176 1283
50 to 54 962 980
55 to 59 1161 1285
60 to 64 876 791
65 to 69 875 490
70 to 74 323 387
75 to 79 163 314
80 to 84 106 201
85 and over 90 137

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 39.3% were White; 24.4% were Black or African American; 4.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 21.9% were Asian; 6.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.7% of the people in 21075 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 37.8% of the people in 21075 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,038 households in 21075. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.3% of the households in 21075 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.8% of all households, while 16.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.8% of all households.

In 21075, 42.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.2% of males and 50.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.8 33.8
Now married, except separated 55.2 50.6
Separated 1.1 2.4
Widowed 2.9 4.5
Divorced 5.1 8.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 21075, 838 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76% of the people living in 21075 were U.S. natives. 44.9% of the 21075 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24% of 21075 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 21075 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 21075.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 21.1
Asia 54.8
Europe 4
Africa 19.6
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 21075 in 2020-2024, 28.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7% of people at least five years old; 8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7
Other Indo-European languages 6.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12
Other languages 3.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83 % of the people at least one year old living in 21075 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83
Different house, same county 6.8
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 3.3
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 59.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 21075 was 11,346 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 748 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,081. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,517.

Educational Attainment of People in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.4
High school diploma or equivalency 13.9
Some college, no degree 14.8
Associate's degree 6
Bachelor's degree 32.8
Graduate or professional degree 27.1

Disability

In 21075, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 21075, 71.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 24.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,559 73
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,682 23.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 690 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 21075 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 5.7
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 22.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 10.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 21075 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,931 64.9
Service occupations 1,842 9.2
Sales and office occupations 2,845 14.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 816 4.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,497 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.8% of 21075 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2
Walked 0.7
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 24.1

In 2020-2024, 21075 had a total of 13,443 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 29.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.8
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

29.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 21075 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 63% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 21075 had 13,038 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 405 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.1% while renters occupied 35.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.53.

6.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 20.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 21075:

House Heating Fuel Used in 21075 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.1
Electricity 49.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 21075 was $455,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76 % had a mortgage. 24% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,660 and for owners without a mortgage it was $894.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 21075 was $2,183. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.