Ellicott City

Population: 73,737
Median household income: $157,891
Median home value: $644,300

Ellicott City is a community in Howard County, Maryland, home to 73,737 residents. At $157,891, its median household income sits above Howard County's $146,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ellicott City's population grew 1.5% from 72,665 to 73,737, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $537,400 to $644,300.

The typical home was built around 1991. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,737
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $157,891
Median home value: $644,300
Median gross rent: $2,001
Housing units: 27,510
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,665	$131,534	$537,400	$1,615
2020	73,272	$132,083	$546,700	$1,672
2021	74,432	$136,234	$564,900	$1,727
2022	73,589	$149,534	$617,200	$1,921
2023	73,737	$157,891	$644,300	$2,001

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,345	4.5%
5 to 17	15,344	20.8%
18 to 24	5,030	6.8%
25 to 34	5,682	7.7%
35 to 44	10,373	14.1%
45 to 54	11,243	15.2%
55 to 64	9,475	12.8%
65 to 74	7,762	10.5%
75 and over	5,483	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,869	51.4%
Black or African American	5,839	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	181	0.2%
Asian	22,216	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	379	0.5%
Two or more races	3,588	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,655	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate11.0%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree37.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,879	3.8%
High school graduate	5,499	11.0%
Some college or associate's	7,828	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	16,319	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18,493	37.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,144	69.5%
Carpooled	1,724	4.8%
Public transit	165	0.5%
Walked	239	0.7%
Bicycle	44	0.1%
Worked from home	8,455	23.4%
Other means	427	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,424	15.9%
15 to 29 min	11,079	39.9%
30 to 44 min	6,704	24.2%
45 to 59 min	3,194	11.5%
60+ min	2,342	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 3.6% (2,628 of 73,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,377	76.7%
Nonfamily households	6,201	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,578	96.6%
Vacant	932	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,313	72.7%
Renter-occupied	7,265	27.3%

1-unit, detached55.0%

1-unit, attached17.9%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,135	55.0%
1-unit, attached	4,929	17.9%
2 to 4 units	218	0.8%
5 to 19 units	4,613	16.8%
20 or more units	2,615	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2426000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 39.2767, -76.8340