Ellicott City, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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69%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

119%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ellicott City	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$50,444	$37,756	$29,829
Median household income	$121,019	$76,067	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$143,702	$95,994	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$67,357	$47,333	$35,192
Median earnings male	$87,782	$46,495	$36,919
Median earnings female	$46,632	$35,612	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.5%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ellicott City is 69% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ellicott City is 119% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ellicott City is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ellicott City is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,671 $121,019 $242,038

City

$50,706 $76,067 $152,134

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ellicott City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.5%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	5.1%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	9.5%
Public administration	10.9%	8.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	14.1%	39.0%
Other	38.5%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, MD	950	$212,955	284.9%
Brookeville, MD	161	$150,417	171.9%
Scaggsville, MD	8,975	$135,688	145.3%
Fulton, MD	3,097	$134,118	142.4%
Olney, MD	35,336	$130,532	135.9%
Ellicott City, MD	70,780	$121,019	118.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint John, NB	70,776	n/a
Framingham, MA	70,743	$70,706	27.8%
Franklin, TN	70,625	$88,961	60.8%
Passaic, NJ	70,536	$33,859	38.8%
Fort Myers, FL	71,051	$38,971	29.6%
Ellicott City, MD	70,780	$121,019	118.8%

Source: The Ellicott City, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).