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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elkton is $16,574, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Elkton median household income is $29,167, which has grown by 17.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elkton residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower 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, #385

Elkton, KY	16,574 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elkton, KY	19,615 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Elkton, KY	23,696 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Elkton, KY	18,438 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #377

Elkton, KY	29,167 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elkton, KY	39,708 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #238

Elkton, KY	17.02%
Kentucky	28.72%
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

	Elkton, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.61%	$6,099, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.91%	$14,837, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.30%	$2,321, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.86%	$18,492, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Elkton, KY	45,175 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elkton, KY	47,481 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$28,875, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$30,000, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Two or More Races	$18,750, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$30,625, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$21,250, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,125, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$16,923, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,717, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	730, 42.52%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	425, 58.22%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	425, 58.22%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	387, 91.06%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 8.94%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	305, 41.78%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	987, 57.48%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	557, 56.43%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	557, 56.43%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	540, 96.95%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 3.05%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	430, 43.57%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	921, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	752, 81.65%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	79, 8.58%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20, 2.17%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	27, 2.93%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 2.71%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 1.95%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elkton, KY	21.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	927	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	387, 41.75%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97, 25.06%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	53, 13.70%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 6.98%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 10.85%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	147, 37.98%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	540, 58.25%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	173, 32.04%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	65, 12.04%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	168, 31.11%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.93%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	129, 23.89%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Elkton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	927, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 2.48%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	62, 6.69%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	192, 20.71%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 0.76%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	141, 15.21%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	25, 2.70%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	6, 0.65%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45, 4.85%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 3.56%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	183, 19.74%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	64, 6.90%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	88, 9.49%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	58, 6.26%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elkton, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	667	30.24%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	159	27.75%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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