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Columbia, MO vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City is 0% more densely populated than Columbia.
- People are 58.3% more likely to be married in Ellicott City.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years older in Ellicott City.
 Columbia, MOEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,432329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 2010109,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,397285,036,114
 Population - 199069,101  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,484.093.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbia, MOEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbia, MOEllicott City, MDUnited States
 White73.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.1%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbia, MOEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock36.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.772.60
 Households49,666  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,46080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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