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Eldersburg, MD vs Ellicott City, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Ellicott City, is 5% more than it is in Eldersburg and is 49% above the National Average.
- Eldersburg unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Ellicott City unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Eldersburg, MDEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,055  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$136,234$69,021
 Family Median Income$148,860  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Eldersburg, MDEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Eldersburg, MDEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock20.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.2%13.1%
Reviews for Eldersburg    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Ive lived here most of my life and Im beyond over it. If your a caucasian, amateur, obsessed with overaccomplishment and materialism....You will fit right in. Im on a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Eldersburg and Sykesville Maryland are 2 cities whose names are fairly interchangeable. I've lived in many places all over MD and have to say that these are by far the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I comute 1 hour for work and these people are in a race to get everywhere. The majority of people are high strung and unstable. The cities all around are filled with  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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