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Ellicott City, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellicott City, MD: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 80,322. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELLICOTT-CITY-MD · Ellicott City, MD 2 ZIPs · 80,322 pop · #509/25278 · Howard County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $169,093
  • RANK-TOP #509/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Woodbine
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 80,322
  • SPREAD-MOD 21043→21042
  • HOME-HIGH $663,650

Nearest income peer: Woodbine, MD (+ $20,148 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ellicott City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellicott City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ellicott City, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
80,322
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$169,093
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $169,093 and home value $663,650 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 68.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ellicott City as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Crownsville is the closest lower-income city and Riva the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ellicott City.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Ellicott City differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Ellicott City: $148,125 in ZIP 21043 to $190,061 in 21042. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

21043 to 21042

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

21043 to 21042

Poverty-rate spread
0.6 points

21042 to 21043

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 21043 skews compact Ellicott City

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 21043 covers about 53% of Ellicott City's 80,322 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Ellicott City

Citywide ZBP: 2,325 establishments, 20,006 employees , annual payroll $1,171,154k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21042 (1,194 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (698) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ellicott City, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Howard County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ellicott City. See the Howard County roll-up →

Ellicott City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Howard County: Clarksville, Woodbine and Fulton earn more and Laurel, Columbia and Elkridge earn less. Savage marks the far end of that range at $76,842, 55% below Ellicott City.

Side-by-side: Compare 21043 vs 21042 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21043 42,246 $148,125 1,131 960
21042 38,076 $190,061 1,194 392
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Ellicott City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ellicott City, .