ZIP 21042 · Ellicott City
Who lives in ZIP code 21042 (Ellicott City, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ellicott City, MD · Howard County
uszips 2026
People43,327
Median age45.1
Household income$190,061
Home value$709,720
Median rent$2,183/mo
Poverty3.3%
College degree+73.0%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 452 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,099
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 74.8% are adults.
Household income
74.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $85,207.
Education (adults 25+)
60.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.5%
- Never married
- 21.9%
- Divorced
- 5.6%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 63.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.7%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.5%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 56.4%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 8.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.0%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.