Elkridge vs Ellicott City

A side-by-side comparison of Elkridge and Ellicott City: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkridge and Ellicott City are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellicott City has the higher population (73,737 vs 26,183 in Elkridge). Ellicott City has the higher median household income ($157,891 vs $135,412 in Elkridge). Ellicott City has the higher median home value ($644,300 vs $438,200 in Elkridge).

Population, income & housing

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
Population	26,183	73,737
Median age	34.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$135,412	$157,891
Median home value	$438,200	$644,300
Median gross rent	$2,206	$2,001
Housing units	9,530	27,510
Homeownership rate	61.5%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	69.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
Population	21,458 → 26,183 (+22.0%)	72,665 → 73,737 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$100,068 → $135,412 (+35.3%)	$131,534 → $157,891 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$364,700 → $438,200 (+20.2%)	$537,400 → $644,300 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,783 → $2,206 (+23.7%)	$1,615 → $2,001 (+23.9%)

Elkridge

Population

21,45826,183

Median household income

$100,068$135,412

Median home value

$364,700$438,200

Median gross rent

$1,783$2,206

Ellicott City

Population

72,66573,737

Median household income

$131,534$157,891

Median home value

$537,400$644,300

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
Under 5	7.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	16.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.5%
75 and over	2.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	51.4%
Black or African American	33.2%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	21.2%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
No high school diploma	6.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	37.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
Drove alone	69.4%	69.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	4.8%
Public transit	2.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	20.6%	23.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
1-unit, detached	31.0%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	35.4%	17.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	16.8%
20 or more units	19.4%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkridge	Ellicott City
Poverty rate	7.7%	3.6%
Average household size	2.82	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	2005	1991