Elkton is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 15,913 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Elkton is the 60th largest community in Maryland.Elkton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elkton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkton who work in sales jobs (14.24%), office and administrative support (13.69%), and food service (9.16%). Also of interest is that Elkton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the nice things about Elkton is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The percentage of adults in Elkton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.34% of the adults in Elkton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Elkton in 2022 was $32,283, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,132 for a family of four. However, Elkton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elkton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elkton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Elkton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
