Ellicott City is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 75,947 people and 18 associated 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.Ellicott City is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ellicott City is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellicott City who work in management occupations (15.83%), computer science and math (13.92%), and healthcare (8.52%). 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: 19.91% 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. One downside of living in Ellicott City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.47 minutes every day commuting to work. If knowledge is power, Ellicott City is a pretty powerful place. 68.83% of the adults in Ellicott City have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Ellicott City in 2022 was $66,029, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $264,116 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. Ellicott City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.74%. The most common language spoken in Ellicott City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Langs. of India.
