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.

Conditions

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 22^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 163^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 18^/yr

Days above 90° 22^/yr

Below freezing 73^/yr

Annual rainfall 52.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 88°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 28°F

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

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.

State of Maryland

State bird

Baltimore Oriole

State flower

Black-eyed Susan

State capital

Annapolis

Nickname

The Old Line State

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