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Ellicott City, MD vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg is 0% more densely populated than Ellicott City.
- People are 21.8% less likely to be married in Mechanicsburg.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Mechanicsburg.
 Ellicott City, MDMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,310329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.138.4
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 Population - 201064,970  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,042285,036,114
 Population - 199041,396  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now82.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,863.193.4
 Land Area30.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ellicott City, MDMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Ellicott City, MDMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 White52.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian29.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ellicott City, MDMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Married Population64.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households26,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,49680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,277  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%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 Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews
Joyce · Mechanicsburg, PA
Disappointing
Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Mundane in Mechanicsburg
Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Attitude
Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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