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336,001

Population

0.2% YoY

2023

38.1

Median Age

2.3% YoY

2022

$140,971

Median Household Income

8.8% YoY

2022

185,230

Labor Force

0.6% MoM

3.8% YoY

7/2025

178,957

Employed

0.4% MoM

4.3% YoY

7/2025

3.4%

Unemployment Rate

3% MoM

21.4% YoY

7/2025

$777,500

Median Sale Price

0.6% MoM

0.0% YoY

8/2025

182

Homes Sold

1.7% MoM

0.0% YoY

8/2025

1.7

Months Inventory

6.5% MoM

63.9% YoY

8/2025

24

Days on Market

1 MoM

12 YoY

8/2025

318

Listings

6.5% MoM

60.6% YoY

8/2025

264

Price per Sq Ft

2% MoM

1.9% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Howard County: Columbia, Ellicott City, Ilchester, North Laurel, Elkridge, Scaggsville, Savage, Fulton, Highland, Lisbon


Zip Codes included in Howard County: [Click for zip code level data] 20701, 20723, 20759, 20763, 20777, 20794, 21029, 21036, 21042, 21043, 21044, 21045, 21046, 21075, 21104, 21723, 21737, 21738, 21794, 21797


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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