Humidity & wind
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Population
75,257
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$661,700
Owner-occupied units
Ellicott City, MD
Maryland · 39.277° N, 76.834° W · 30 sq mi
Ellicott City is a city in Maryland, with a population of 75,257 and about 2,508 residents per square mile. The median household earns $156,964 a year, and the median home is worth $661,700.
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Size & density
Land area
30 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,508
People per square mile
Rank by population
#544
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#466
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$156,964
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,061
Per month
Homeownership
72%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.2 min
One way
People
Median age
43.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
68.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
27.7%
Households
26,919
2.77 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.8%
Professional & business services 22.8%
Public administration 8.7%
Manufacturing 7.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Maryland
State bird
Baltimore Oriole
State flower
Black-eyed Susan
State capital
Annapolis
Nickname
The Old Line State
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Cities near Ellicott City
- Columbia, MD5 mi · 104,338
- Baltimore, MD12 mi · 569,997
- Severn, MD12 mi · 58,402
- Towson, MD14 mi · 58,679
- Glen Burnie, MD15 mi · 72,590
- Dundalk, MD18 mi · 65,969
- Aspen Hill, MD18 mi · 53,279
- Wheaton, MD20 mi · 52,926
Cities about the same size
- Apple Valley, CA75,247
- Greenville, SC75,310
- Poinciana, FL75,068
- Lake Elsinore, CA75,067
- Appleton, WI75,452
- Scranton, PA75,514
- St. Cloud, FL74,960
- Johnson City, TN74,943
More in Maryland
- Frederick92,059
- Germantown90,719
- Waldorf82,943
- Silver Spring81,462
- Gaithersburg71,113
- Bethesda69,397
- Rockville67,563
- Bowie58,383
Wealthiest person in Maryland
Name
Annette Lerner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chevy Chase
Source of wealth
Real estate
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Maryland · private sector
Employer
Johns Hopkins
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Maryland
Company
Lockheed Martin
Revenue
$71.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bethesda
Ticker
LMT
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.