Ellicott City

Population & Demographics

Ellicott City, MD

Ellicott City is home to 75,257 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,229 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
75,257
people
Population

75,257 residents

Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Ellicott City population & demographics

Who lives in Ellicott City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
75,257
Median age
43.2yrs
Median household income
$156,964
Median home value
$661,700
Median gross rent
$2,061/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
68.8%
Poverty rate
3.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Ellicott City

How Ellicott City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White50.1%
Asian30.7%
Black9.0%
Two or more races5.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Ellicott City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Ellicott City.

Ellicott City at a glance
Employed Residents
36,229
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
27.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Baltimore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Ellicott City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Ellicott City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

48 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Ellicott City

36,229 commutes, one dot at a time

Ellicott City

Where 36,229 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Ellicott City, by worker count.

1Baltimore12.0 mi5,465
2Columbia5.2 mi4,516
3Ellicott City0.0 mi3,125
4Washington26.9 mi1,563
5Woodlawn5.6 mi946
6Fulton9.1 mi820
7Linthicum10.7 mi716
8Catonsville5.5 mi681

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Ellicott City.

1Ellicott City0.0 mi3,125
2Baltimore12.0 mi1,954
3Columbia5.2 mi1,757
4Catonsville5.5 mi699
5Eldersburg10.7 mi677
6Ilchester5.4 mi572
7Woodlawn5.6 mi530
8Severn12.0 mi403

Top industries

The sectors that employ Ellicott City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration18.7%
RTRetail Trade16.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.6%
EDEducational Services7.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.5%
Connectivity

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