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District 2, Ellicott City, Howard County, MD

68,490 Population
31.1 square miles 2,202.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Howard County: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$67,872 ±$2,265 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Howard County: $65,860 ±$1,142
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Maryland: $51,689 ±$277
$160,546 ±$7,853 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Howard County: $146,982 ±$3,334
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Maryland: $101,652 ±$518

3.7% ±0.8% (2,510  ±547) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Howard County: 5.1% † 16,915 (±0.5% / ±1,748)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 9.4% 564,966 (±0.2% / ±12,636)

28.9 minutes ±2.6 (757,440  ±44,340) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 28.8 3,850,260 (±0.2 / ±82,614)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

24,347 ±795 Number of households
  • Howard County: 120,066 ±669
  • Maryland: 2,339,510 ±4,595
2.8 ±0 (68,085  ±2,371) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 2.8 331,252 (±0 / ±55)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,045,148

4.2% ±1.1% (622  ±172) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Howard County: 4.3% † 3,394 (±0.6% / ±445)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 75,478 (±0.2% / ±2,227)

Housing

25,210 ±714 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 124,489 ±98
  • Maryland: 2,545,532 ±484

$641,700 ±$10,618 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Howard County: $576,700 ±$6,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Maryland: $397,700 ±$1,433

9.4% ±1.5% (6,424  ±1,016.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Howard County: 11.7% 38,459 (±0.8% / ±2,733.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11.7% 716,248 (±0.2% / ±11,714.6)

Social

96.1% ±1.9% (44,238  ±1,652.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 95.3% 216,545 (±1.5% / ±3,410.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91% 3,890,112 (±0.4% / ±15,869.9)
69.5% ±1.9% (32,017  ±1,326.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 64.5% 146,579 (±1.2% / ±2,623.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 42.7% 1,826,045 (±0.3% / ±10,531.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.2% ±1.6% (17,954  ±1,263) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 22.2% 74,013
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 16.3% 1,004,839

5.7% ±0.8% (2,853  ±403) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 6.2% 15,628 (±0.4% / ±997)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 7% 332,655 (±0.1% / ±4,878)
2,853 Total veterans ±403 2,557 Male ±393 296 Female ±114

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