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Ellicott City, MD vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg is 0% more densely populated than Ellicott City.
- People are 16.7% less likely to be married in Gaithersburg.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Gaithersburg.
 Ellicott City, MDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,827329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.638.4
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 Population - 201064,970  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,613285,036,114
 Population - 199041,396  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock28.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now82.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,670.693.4
 Land Area30.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellicott City, MDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellicott City, MDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 White52.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.4%12.2%
 Asian29.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellicott City, MDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Married Population64.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married24.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.642.60
 Households26,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,21780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,277  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews
Nikki · Ellicott City, MD
Lots of Parks
Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Paul · Ellicott City, MD
Great place to work and raise a family
Over 17 years ago

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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Jesse · Ellicott City, MD
Plenty of Activities
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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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews
CJ · Bethesda, MD
Friendly, safe, convenient but...
Over 7 years ago

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Tracy · Gaithersburg, MD
Close to DC
Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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gio56777 · Germantown, MD
Planning "Goodbye" to Maryland -- all of it!
Over 12 years ago

The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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