Ellicott City, MD

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2022 Population

73,589

1.13% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.1

0.718% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

4.5%

2.71% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$149,534

9.76% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$617,200

9.26% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Ellicott City, MD had a population of 73.6k people with a median age of 42.1 and a median household income of $149,534. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Ellicott City, MD declined from 74,432 to 73,589, a −1.13% decrease and its median household income grew from $136,234 to $149,534, a 9.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ellicott City, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (30.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.36%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.74%), and White (Hispanic) (1.6%).

None of the households in Ellicott City, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.4% of the residents in Ellicott City, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Ellicott City, MD was $617,200, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Ellicott City, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ellicott City, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ellicott City, MD is home to a population of 73.6k people, from which 89.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 26.7% of Ellicott City, MD residents were born outside of the country (19.6k people).

In 2022, there were 1.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.8k people) in Ellicott City, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.15k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.4%

2022 Citizenship

90.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 89.4% of Ellicott City, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Ellicott City, MD was 90.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ellicott City, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellicott City, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.8k ± 1.84k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
22.2k ± 1.27k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.15k ± 808

4.55%

Hispanic Population

3.35k people

4.55% of the people in Ellicott City, MD are hispanic (3.35k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ellicott City, MD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

26.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

19.6k people

26.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

19.7k people

As of 2022, 26.7% of Ellicott City, MD residents (19.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ellicott City, MD was 26.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ellicott City, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,130 ± 394
Vietnam
948 ± 230
Gulf War (1990s)
389 ± 134

Ellicott City, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ellicott City, MD employs 36.6k people. The largest industries in Ellicott City, MD are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,589 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,070 people), and Educational Services (4,609 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($179,167), Public Administration ($137,511), and Finance & Insurance ($135,694).

Employment

Occupations

36.6k

2022 Value

± 1,496

−1.53%

1 Year decline

± 5.84%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellicott City, MD declined at a rate of −1.53%, from 37.2k employees to 36.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellicott City, MD, are Management Occupations (5,797 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (5,097 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,094 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellicott City, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

36.6k

2022 Value

± 1,496

−1.53%

1 Year decline

± 5.84%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellicott City, MD declined at a rate of −1.53%, from 37.2k employees to 36.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellicott City, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,589 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,070 people), and Educational Services (4,609 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellicott City, MD, though some of these residents may live in Ellicott City, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$109,168

Median earning men ± $5,316

$70,385

Median earning women ± $2,961

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($141,713), Manufacturing ($140,625), and Public Administration ($140,328).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($130,119), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,012), and Information ($98,955).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ellicott City, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ellicott City, MD was $617,200 in 2022, which is 2.19 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $564,900 to $617,200, a 9.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellicott City, MD is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ellicott City, MD have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellicott City, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ellicott City, MD is $149,534. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Ellicott City, MD was Census Tract 6023.03 with a value of $204,403, followed by Census Tract 6022.01 and Census Tract 6011.04, with respective values of $200,938 and $199,827.

Property

$617,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,850

$19,361

Median Property Taxes

±$840

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ellicott City, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ellicott City, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2022

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72% of the housing units in Ellicott City, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ellicott City, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6023.03
Census Tract 6022.01
Census Tract 6011.04

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ellicott City, MD was Census Tract 6023.03 with a value of $204,403, followed by Census Tract 6022.01 and Census Tract 6011.04, with respective values of $200,938 and $199,827.

The following map shows all of the places in Ellicott City, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$149,534

Median Household Income

± $9,419

26.9k

Number of Households

± 1,259

In 2022, the median household income of the 26.9k households in Ellicott City, MD grew to $149,534 from the previous year's value of $136,234.

The following chart displays the households in Ellicott City, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellicott City, MD is from Maryland.

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71.5%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Carpooled (5.18%)

In 2022, 71.5% of workers in Ellicott City, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellicott City, MD have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Ellicott City, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ellicott City, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ellicott City, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ellicott City, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellicott City, MD (3.29k out of 73.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellicott City, MD is Asian, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.6% of the population of Ellicott City, MD has health coverage, with 65.7% on employee plans, 6.75% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.45% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Howard County, MD see 521 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.17% increase from the previous year (515 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1146 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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521 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Howard County, MD

Primary care physicians in Howard County, MD see an average of 521 patients per year. This represents a 1.17% increase from the previous year (515 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Howard County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.38%

Uninsured

65.7%

Employer Coverage

6.75%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

1.45%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ellicott City, MD grew by 6.41% from 3.17% to 3.38%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ellicott City, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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