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Ellicott City, MD vs Leesburg, VA

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- Leesburg is 0% more densely populated than Ellicott City.
- People are 13.6% less likely to be married in Leesburg.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Leesburg.
 Ellicott City, MDLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,223329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.338.4
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 Population - 201064,970  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,311285,036,114
 Population - 199041,396  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock92.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now82.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,889.393.4
 Land Area30.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellicott City, MDLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellicott City, MDLeesburg, VAUnited States
 White52.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian29.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellicott City, MDLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Married Population64.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married24.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.932.60
 Households26,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,84980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,277  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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