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Maryland·Howard County
5 tracts·28K people·$532K median·2,637/mi²
White 49 · Asian 19 · Hispanic 13 · Black 12 · Multiracial 7 · Other 0
Married couple 60 · Living alone 22 · Other 18
Professional 52 · Health 23 · Retail 9 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 70 · Sales · office 13 · Service 9 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 63 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 10 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Ilchester is $532,400 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Ilchester has 28,364 residents across 5 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.8; the population is 48.7% White, 19.1% Asian, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Black, 7.0% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 62.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.1% (Census ACS).
Rockburn Elementary (75%), Ilchester Elementary (67%) and Bellows Spring Elementary (60%) lead the elementary schools; Bonnie Branch Middle (55%) and Mayfield Woods Middle (43%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,115/month, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ilchester is $152,103 a year, 77% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ilchester, median rent is $2,115/month and the median home value is $532,400 (Census ACS).
Ilchester 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 28°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ilchester are winter weather (79), strong wind (69) and lightning (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ilchester, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).