Compare ZIP Code 21042 vs Howard County, MD vs Baltimore Metro Area, MD vs Maryland (MD) vs United States
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21042 – Ellicott City, MD ZIP Code |
Howard County, MD County |
Baltimore Metro Area, MD Metro Area |
Maryland (MD) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 43,327 | 336,328 | 2,849,436 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,183 | $2,099 | $1,611 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1987 | 1989 | 1976 | 1979 | 1980 |
| Household income | $190,061 | $149,763 | $99,470 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $77,643 | $67,501 | $52,391 | $52,979 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 3.3% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 62.6% | 46.3% | 49.2% | 48.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 43,327 | 336,328 | 2,849,436 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 29,989 | 229,908 | 1,980,396 | 4,301,335 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 15,099 | 121,065 | 1,120,269 | 2,362,928 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $190,061 | $149,763 | $99,470 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $77,643 | $67,501 | $52,391 | $52,979 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 3.3% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 62.6% | 46.3% | 49.2% | 48.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,183 | $2,099 | $1,611 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1987 | 1989 | 1976 | 1979 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 15.3% | 28.5% | 33.1% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 84.7% | 71.5% | 66.9% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 56.3% | 46.8% | 53.5% | 48.2% | 61% |
| Black | 6.2% | 20% | 28.9% | 29.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 29% | 19.3% | 6% | 6.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% | 9.2% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 12.5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 96.3% | 91.3% | 91.9% | 87.5% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 71.8% | 74% | 81.8% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 29.0 min | 29.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 28.2% | 26% | 18.2% | 19.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 11.6% | 16.6% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 9.6% | 12.4% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 5.8% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 72.9% | 64.5% | 44% | 43.4% | 35.7% |