Ellicott City.
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14 tracts·70K people·$662K median·2,328/mi²
White 50 · Asian 31 · Black 9 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1
Married couple 65 · Living alone 20 · Other 15
Professional 28 · Health 21 · Retail 16 · Public admin 16 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 70 · Sales · office 12 · Service 9 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 9 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ellicott City is $661,700 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Ellicott City has 75,257 residents across 12 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.2; the population is 50.1% White, 30.7% Asian, 9.0% Black, 5.1% Multiracial, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 68.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.8% (Census ACS).
Worthington Elementary (80%), Waverly Elementary (74%) and Centennial Lane Elementary (71%) lead the elementary schools; Burleigh Manor Middle (74%), Ellicott Mills Middle (69%) and Patapsco Middle (64%) lead the middle schools; Centennial High (58%) and Mount Hebron High (52%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,061/month, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ellicott City is $156,964 a year, 82% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ellicott City, median rent is $2,061/month and the median home value is $661,700 (Census ACS).
Ellicott City reported 1.4 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Howard County Police Dep, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ellicott City are winter weather (88), landslide (86) and strong wind (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ellicott City, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).