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Census Tract 6026, Howard, MD

8,287 Population
2 square miles 4,200.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Ellicott City: 43.2 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 39.8 ±0.3

Economics

$47,051 ±$6,132 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ellicott City: $67,822 ±$2,722
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Howard County: $67,501 ±$1,195
$93,006 ±$18,310 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ellicott City: $156,964 ±$11,037
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Howard County: $149,763 ±$3,158

3.3% ±1.3% (268  ±108) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ellicott City: 3.8% † 2,796 (±0.7% / ±502)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Howard County: 5.2% † 17,407 (±0.6% / ±2,016)

28.2 minutes ±7.4 (80,495  ±14,131) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Ellicott City: 28.2 747,775 (±2.2 / ±41,102)
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 28.5 3,703,370 (±0.5 / ±92,566)

Families

3,006 ±343 Number of households
  • Ellicott City: 26,919 ±838
  • Howard County: 121,065 ±625
2.7 ±0.2 (7,977  ±1,010) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Ellicott City: 2.8 74,693 (±0 / ±2,424)
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.8 333,583 (±0 / ±50)

4.6% ±4.2% (92  ±87) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ellicott City: 3.1% † 512 (±1.1% / ±185)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 4.1% † 3,211 (±0.6% / ±467)

Housing

3,178 ±328 Number of housing units
  • Ellicott City: 27,645 ±800
  • Howard County: 125,286 ±105

$551,700 ±$39,758 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ellicott City: $661,700 ±$11,299
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Howard County: $597,900 ±$6,060

23% ±7.7% (1,905  ±679.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Ellicott City: 10.2% † 7,672 (±1.5% / ±1,117.6)
  • about double the rate in Howard County: 11.8% 39,315 (±0.8% / ±2,781.5)

Social

89.5% ±5.5% (4,945  ±626.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ellicott City: 95.7% 49,225 (±1.8% / ±1,780.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Howard County: 95% 218,336 (±1.6% / ±3,612.9)
52.7% ±6.6% (2,912  ±486.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ellicott City: 68.8% 35,359 (±1.9% / ±1,439.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Howard County: 64.5% 148,194 (±1.3% / ±2,961.2)

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

37.9% ±6.9% (3,140  ±689) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ellicott City: 27.7% 20,836 (±1.4% / ±1,277)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Howard County: 22.8% 76,729

5.1% ±3% (304  ±182) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ellicott City: 5.9% † 3,296 (±0.9% / ±502)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 6% 15,149 (±0.4% / ±1,037)
304 Total veterans ±182 304 Male ±182 N/A Female ±19

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