21042 Zip Code Profile

21042 is an affluent (median household income: $93,357) upscale rural zip code in Ellicott City, Maryland. The population is primarily white, older, and mostly married couples. At $573,500 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Baltimore-Towson metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $117,754/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 21042 earn an average of $71,958/year. Women earn only $35,858/year.

17,993 people in 21042 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 21042? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 21042 is 30.6 minutes!

The median age here is 44. There are 18,754 men and 19,322 women. The median age for men is 44 while for women the median age is 45.

To give you a sense of the community, 21,766 people (out of the 38,076 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 13,561 homes, and 722 businesses every day. 147 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

21042 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Dushanbe, Tajikistan!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 388 feet above sea levell.

• Allenford Community Assn.
• Bethany Valley HOA
• Bethany Woods Civic Assn.
• Bounty-Vista Community Assn
• Chateau Ridge Lake Comm. Assn.
• Chatham Mews Community Assn.
• Dorsey Hall Townhouse Assn.
• Dorsey Place Condominiums
• Greater Font Hill Manor Resident Assn.
• Kingscup (Dorsey Hall Twnhse Assn)

• Market Square
• Mt. Hebron-Orchards Comm. Assn.
• North St. Johns Lane Comm. Assn.
• Northern Neighborhoods St. Johns Ln
• Patapsco Park Estates
• Plumtree Condo Assn.
• Rolling Acres Improvement Assn.
• Turf Valley Overlook Community Association
• Valley Mede

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• Alba Neighborhood Assn.
• Ash-Co-East/Coppin Heights Neighborhood Assoc. Inc
• Aspenwood Homeowners Assn.
• Beech Crest Mobile Home Park
• Carriage Manor Civic Assoc
• Clary's Choice II Homeowners Assn.
• Colonial Village Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc.
• Columbia Hills Community Assn.
• Coppin Heights Neighborhood Housing Services-(NHS)
• Dorsey's Search Townhouse Condo
• Edmondson Triangle Business Association
• Elkhorn Landing Community Assn.
• Ellamont Christian Community Neighborhood Associat
• Fairview Avenue Neighborhood Community Assn
• Forest Walk Homeowners Assn.
• Greater Dorchester Community Association
• Gwynnbrook-Garriwood Neighborhood Association
• Gywnnbrook-Garriwood Neighborhood Assn
• Hannibal Grove Assn.
• Holbrook Chapeldale Comm Assoc

• Kendall Ridge Townhouses
• King Charles Commons Cluster Assn
• Lakeside-Dockside Assn.
• Lawyers Hill-Rockburn Assn.
• Lyndhurst Community Association, Inc.
• Marshalee Civic Assn.
• Montgomery Woods Condominium Inc.
• Relay Improv Assoc
• River Hill Community Assn.
• Rockwell Community
• Rognel Heights Association
• Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc
• Saint Joseph Improvement Association
• Stonebrook Assn.
• Timber Run Valley Community Assn.
• Twin Gates
• Walbrook Civic League
• Watermark Place
• Woodvalley Improv Assoc

• Demographics

• Total Population: 38,076
• White Population: 28,916
• Black Population: 2,512
• Hispanic Population: 1,031
• Asian Population: 7,122
• Hawaiian Population: 38
• Indian Population: 187
• Male Population: 18,754
• Female Population: 19,322
• Median Age: 44
• Median Age of Males: 44
• Median Age of Females: 45

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Baltimore-Towson MD
• County: Howard
• City: Ellicott City
• Longitude: -76.9
• Latitude: 39.3
• Elevation: 389 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 410/443

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 16,940
• Drive alone: 15,058
• Carpool: 1,443
• Public transit: 245
• Ride bikes or walk: 147


• Average commute time: 30.6 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 208
•    5 - 9: 687
•    10 - 14: 1,666
•    15 - 19: 2,251
•    20 - 24: 2,667
•    25 - 29: 1,379
•    30 - 34: 2,705
•    35 - 39: 778
•    40 - 44: 1,181
•    45 - 59: 1,789
•    60 - 89: 1,104
•    90 plus: 525

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $573,500
• Average Annual Household Income: $136,795
• Businesses: 969
• Employees: 8,102
• Annual Payroll: $304,639,000
• Average Family Income: $117,754
• Median Family Income: $93,357
• Average Income for Men: $71,958
• Average Income for Women: $35,858

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 07
• Congressional District Land Area: 294.0
• Sr Senator: Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
• Jr Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
• US House Representative: Elijah E. Cummings (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 027
• State FIPS Code: 24

• Howard County Farmers Market - Ellicott City

View all schools in Ellicott City

Primary Schools

Centennial Lane Elementary

3825 Centennial Ln

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2800

Manor Woods Elementary

11575 Frederick Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-7165

Northfield Elementary

9125 Northfield Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2806

St. Johns Lane Elementary

2960 Saint Johns Ln

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2813

Triadelphia Ridge Elementary

13400 Triadelphia Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2560

Waverly Elementary

10220 Wetherburn Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2819

Middle Schools

Burleigh Manor Middle School

4200 Centennial Lane

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2507

Dunloggin Middle

9129 Northfield Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2831

Folly Quarter Middle

13500 Triadelphia Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-1506

High Schools

Centennial High

4300 Centennial Ln

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2856

Mount Hebron High

9440 Rt 99

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2880

Other Schools

Applications And Research Laboratory

10920 Route 108

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-6698

Homewood School

10914 Route 108

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-7081