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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elkridge is $38,574, which is higher than the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Elkridge median household income is $96,427, which has grown by 46.47% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elkridge residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #160

Elkridge, MD	38,574 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	53,275 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	58,853 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	46,957 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #115

Elkridge, MD	96,427 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	104,350 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #116

Elkridge, MD	46.47%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Elkridge, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.11%	$6,857, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	14.70%	$16,156, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.75%	$2,835, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.78%	$21,026, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	104,902 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elkridge, MD	112,970 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$99,454, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$84,882, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$71,979, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$96,858, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
One Race, Other	$53,393, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$57,406, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$39,231, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$96,946, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$101,721, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$46,528, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,823, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	6,146, 47.93%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,123, 83.36%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	82, 1.33%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,041, 82.02%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,700, 93.24%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	341, 6.76%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,023, 16.64%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	6,677, 52.07%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,073, 75.98%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.33%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,051, 75.65%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,844, 95.90%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	207, 4.10%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,604, 24.02%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,475, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,614, 80.36%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	942, 9.94%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	287, 3.03%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	82, 0.87%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	92, 0.97%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	458, 4.83%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elkridge, MD	27.6 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,544	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	4,700, 49.25%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,363, 50.28%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	518, 11.02%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	776, 16.51%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	179, 3.81%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	582, 12.38%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	4,844, 50.75%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,784, 57.47%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	785, 16.21%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,136, 23.45%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	129, 2.66%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Elkridge, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,544, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 0.09%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	354, 3.71%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	683, 7.16%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	370, 3.88%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	739, 7.74%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	278, 2.91%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	323, 3.38%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	444, 4.65%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,835, 19.23%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,141, 22.43%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	561, 5.88%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,337, 14.01%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	470, 4.92%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Elkridge, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	955	5.70%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	233	5.32%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.