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Elkton, FL

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Overview


Elkton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,774 people and just one neighborhood, Elkton is the 282nd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Elkton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Elkton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Elkton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Elkton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,708.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Elkton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elkton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elkton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkton who work in sales jobs (15.62%), computer science and math (10.92%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.67%).

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Elkton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Elkton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Elkton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Elkton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Elkton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.12% of adults in Elkton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elkton in 2018 was $41,426, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,704 for a family of four. However, Elkton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Elkton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Elkton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 3.9% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Elkton is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in FL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.3% of the neighborhoods in Florida. If you are considering retiring to Florida, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Greek and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry and 21.8% have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Elkton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 35.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.3% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.3%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Elkton, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (21.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (66.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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