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East Howard County--Ellicott City (Southeast), North Laurel & Elkridge PUMA, MD

109,538 Population
42.3 square miles 2,592.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,948 ±$3,493 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$134,270 ±$7,839 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

3.2% ±1.6% (3,408  ±1,735) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.5 minutes ±1.7 (1,224,115  ±53,208) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

37,016 ±2,348 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.9 ±0.1 (108,180  ±7,747) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.6% ±1.2% (743  ±356) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

38,594 ±2,412 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$508,300 ±$35,892 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.7% ±3.8% (17,070  ±4,260.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±2.6% (69,506  ±5,208.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
58.3% ±3.6% (44,141  ±4,071.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

27.5% ±3.8% (27,637  ±3,904.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maryland: 20.6% 1,198,235 (±0.2% / ±10,659.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

25.2% ±3.3% (27,604  ±4,139) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.4% ±1.6% (3,631  ±1,390) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,631 Total veterans ±1,390 3,366 Male ±1,376 265 Female ±298

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