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Ellicott City, MD
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Ellicott City profile


Living in Ellicott City



Ellicott City is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 75,947 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Ellicott City is the seventh largest community in Maryland.

Ellicott City home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Ellicott City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Ellicott City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Ellicott City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ellicott City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ellicott City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Ellicott City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.79 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Ellicott City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Ellicott City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.65% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Ellicott City in 2018 was $59,690, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $238,760 for a family of four.

Ellicott City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ellicott City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellicott City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ellicott City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

In addition, Ellicott City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.49%).

The most common language spoken in Ellicott City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Langs. of India.