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Ellicott City Apartments for Rent

(Urban population: 55,835, Rural population: 474 (all nonfarm))

Ellicott City, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,770 (20,230 occupied: 15,114 owner occupied, 5,116 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

Housing density: 649 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $964 (lower quartile is $839, upper quartile is $1,194)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,178

Median gross rent in Ellicott City, MD in 2007: $1,141

Housing units in Ellicott City with a mortgage: 11,412 (1,665 second mortgage, 1,816 home equity loan, 138 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,658

Ellicott City,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $572,947 (it was $237,800 in 2000)

Ellicott City:	$572,947
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $422,682 - $698,727

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $600,622
Here: $600,622
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $430,456
Here: $430,456
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $167,808
Here: $167,808
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $322,151
Here: $322,151
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,151
Here: $267,151
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 55,781

In family households: 49,833 (12,577 male householders, 2,791 female householders)
13,433 spouses, 18,793 children (17,727 natural, 571 adopted, 495 stepchildren), 363 grandchildren, 240 brothers or sisters, 591 parents, 578 other relatives, 467 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,948 (2,233 male householders (1,699 living alone)), 2,645 female householders (2,254 living alone)), 1,070 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 528 (295 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,499 2-persons, 3,552 3-persons, 4,053 4-persons, 1,626 5-persons, 514 6-persons, 124 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,953 1-person, 817 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

13,493 married couples with children.
1,846 single-parent households (420 men, 1,426 women).

83.3% of residents of Ellicott City speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,496 (13.3%)
(51.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.2
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellicott City, Maryland:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 203 4 rooms: 285 5 rooms: 700 6 rooms: 1,759 7 rooms: 2,456 8 rooms: 3,225 9 or more rooms: 6,478

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellicott City, Maryland:
	1 room: 108 2 rooms: 529 3 rooms: 961 4 rooms: 1,458 5 rooms: 1,328 6 rooms: 403 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 82 9 or more rooms: 113

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 715
1995 to 1998: 1,961
1990 to 1994: 3,541
1980 to 1989: 6,297
1970 to 1979: 3,292
1960 to 1969: 2,902
1950 to 1959: 1,184
1940 to 1949: 270
1939 or earlier: 608

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellicott City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 151 2 bedrooms: 924 3 bedrooms: 4,997 4 bedrooms: 7,113 5 or more bedrooms: 1,929

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellicott City:
	no bedroom: 130 1 bedroom: 2,037 2 bedrooms: 2,286 3 bedrooms: 444 4 bedrooms: 175 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellicott City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 175 1 vehicle: 2,398 2 vehicles: 8,476 3 vehicles: 2,968 4 vehicles: 837 5 or more vehicles: 260

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellicott City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 677 1 vehicle: 2,457 2 vehicles: 1,633 3 vehicles: 298 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 28

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ellicott City, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 22
$70,000 to $79,999: 12
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 25
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 41
$175,000 to $199,999: 151
$200,000 to $249,999: 378
$250,000 to $299,999: 447
$300,000 to $399,999: 1842
$400,000 to $499,999: 2432
$500,000 to $749,999: 6614
$750,000 to $999,999: 2433
$1,000,000 or more: 646

Ellicott City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ellicott City:

Less than $100: 50 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 30
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 24
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 28
$600 to $649: 37
$650 to $699: 79
$700 to $749: 222
$750 to $799: 333
$800 to $899: 928
$900 to $999: 934
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,181
$1,250 to $1,499: 360
$1,500 to $1,999: 233
$2,000 or more: 391
No cash rent: 71

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,013 1990 to 1994: 1,231 1985 to 1989: 1,024 1980 to 1984: 962 1975 to 1979: 813 1970 to 1974: 637 1970 to 1974: 331 1965 to 1969: 485

Ellicott City, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,292 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 349
5 to 9 minutes: 1326
10 to 14 minutes: 2916
15 to 19 minutes: 4129
20 to 24 minutes: 4722
25 to 29 minutes: 2302
30 to 34 minutes: 4476
35 to 39 minutes: 1101
40 to 44 minutes: 1500
45 to 59 minutes: 2532
60 to 89 minutes: 1696
90 or more minutes: 822

Ellicott City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,488 (84%)
Carpooled: 2,514 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 135 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 82 (0%)
Railroad: 225 (1%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 48 (0%)
Walked: 223 (1%)
Other means: 134 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,292 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 626
$10,000 to $14,999: 351
$15,000 to $19,999: 498
$20,000 to $24,999: 639
$25,000 to $29,999: 736
$30,000 to $34,999: 784
$35,000 to $39,999: 704
$40,000 to $44,999: 942
$45,000 to $49,999: 722
$50,000 to $59,999: 1638
$60,000 to $74,999: 1960
$75,000 to $99,999: 3463
$100,000 to $124,999: 2529
$125,000 to $149,999: 1853
$150,000 to $199,999: 1720
$200,000 or more: 1081

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11956

German: 8113

Irish: 5964

English: 4515

Italian: 4070

United States or American: 2679

Polish: 2062

Scottish: 884

European: 875

Russian: 836

French (except Basque): 710

Scotch-Irish: 558

Norwegian: 400

Subsaharan African:: 382

Dutch: 321

Swedish: 315

Arab:: 312

Greek: 285

French Canadian: 278

British: 275

Welsh: 268

Lithuanian: 265

Iranian: 251

Ukrainian: 224

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 218

Slovak: 180

African: 180

Hungarian: 177

Danish: 172

Czech: 162

Eastern European: 155

Egyptian: 152

Jamaican: 132

Nigerian: 127

Austrian: 126

Swiss: 100

Lebanese: 81

Portuguese: 66

Czechoslovakian: 66

Canadian: 64

Turkish: 62

Northern European: 62

Israeli: 55

Romanian: 53

Finnish: 52

Armenian: 52

Latvian: 45

Croatian: 44

Bulgarian: 43

Other Subsaharan African: 38

Syrian: 37

West Indian: 32

Belgian: 29

Ghanian: 27

Guyanese: 26

Jordanian: 23

Haitian: 23

Slavic: 22

Arab/Arabic: 19

Pennsylvania German: 14

U.S. Virgin Islander: 14

Australian: 11

Liberian: 10

Luxemburger: 9

Alsatian: 7

Albanian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Macedonian: 7

Slovene: 6

Brazilian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Barbadian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Celtic: 5

Other West Indian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (31%)
India (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Taiwan (6%)
Pakistan (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Canada (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 26694
Northeast: 9985
Midwest: 3383
South: 6634
West: 1328

58% of Ellicott City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 89
7th and 8th grade: 145
9th grade: 137
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 132
12th grade, no diploma: 169
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,135
Less than 1 year of college: 876
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,958
Associate degree: 668
Bachelor's degree: 5,925
Master's degree: 3,174
Professional school degree: 1,089
Doctorate degree: 985

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 123
7th and 8th grade: 384
9th grade: 180
10th grade: 277
11th grade: 151
12th grade, no diploma: 300
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,444
Less than 1 year of college: 1,114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,218
Associate degree: 1,357
Bachelor's degree: 5,881
Master's degree: 2,935
Professional school degree: 666
Doctorate degree: 245

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $111,654
Black householders: $86,321
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $81,805
Asian householders: $105,094
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,208
Some other race householders: $53,934
Two or more races householders: $70,127
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,416

Ellicott City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ellicott City household income for Black householders

Ellicott City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Ellicott City household income for Asian householders

Ellicott City household income for Some other race householders

Ellicott City household income for Two or more races householders

Ellicott City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ellicott City marital status for males

Ellicott City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $581,379
Black or African American householders: $618,725
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $372,728
Asian householders: $614,388
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $271,053
Some other race householders: $542,107
Two or more races householders: $473,199
Hispanic or Latino householders: $535,361

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,086
One, attached: 2,468
Two: 120
3 or 4: 170
5 to 9: 1,957
10 to 19: 1,812
20 to 49: 561
50 or more: 580
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ellicott City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 847

Here:	11.0%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 448

Here:	11.8%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 394

Here:	17.8%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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