ZIP 21921 · Elkton
Who lives in ZIP code 21921 (Elkton, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elkton, MD · Cecil County
uszips 2026
People45,527
Median age39.4
Household income$85,775
Home value$329,896
Median rent$1,421/mo
Poverty13.6%
College degree+28.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Metro division
- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 186 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,316
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
42.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,892.
Education (adults 25+)
48.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.8%
- Rent burden
- 35.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.1%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.