Eldersburg, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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68%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

134%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eldersburg	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$75,228	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$190,542	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$196,752	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,417	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$104,042	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$73,423	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eldersburg is 68% higher than the national average
The median household income in Eldersburg is 134% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eldersburg is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Eldersburg is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$127,015 $190,542 $381,084

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Eldersburg median earnings by income bracket

Eldersburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	6.5%	6.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	10.6%	10.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	13.9%	13.9%
Other	34.1%	34.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, MD	1,126	$303,675	273.4%
Laytonsville, MD	500	$238,685	193.5%
Ellicott City, MD	75,837	$197,015	142.2%
Damascus, MD	17,496	$191,255	135.2%
Mount Airy, MD	9,806	$183,291	125.4%
Eldersburg, MD	31,301	$190,542	134.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gloucester, MA	31,315	$111,681	37.3%
Lawrenceville, GA	31,316	$79,400	2.4%
Grimsby, ON	31,320	n/a
Elizabethtown, KY	31,333	$69,219	14.9%
Opelika, AL	31,335	$75,956	6.6%
Eldersburg, MD	31,301	$190,542	134.3%

Source: The Eldersburg, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.