ZIP Code 20794

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Howard County, Maryland.

Population: 16,182
Median household income: $105,441
Median home value: $393,700

Covering part of Howard County, Maryland, ZIP Code 20794 has about 16,182 residents. Its median household income of $105,441 runs below the Howard County figure of $146,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 20794's population declined 9.8% from 17,939 to 16,182, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $1,607 to $1,940.

9.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.63 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,182
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,441
Median home value: $393,700
Median gross rent: $1,940
Housing units: 4,230
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,93916,182

Median household income

$89,324$105,441

Median home value

$316,600$393,700

Median gross rent

$1,607$1,940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,939	$89,324	$316,600	$1,607
2020	16,956	$95,595	$324,100	$1,673
2021	17,062	$95,764	$338,800	$1,731
2022	16,035	$111,200	$380,600	$1,887
2023	16,182	$105,441	$393,700	$1,940

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 4419.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	740	4.6%
5 to 17	1,979	12.2%
18 to 24	1,075	6.6%
25 to 34	3,518	21.7%
35 to 44	3,195	19.7%
45 to 54	2,154	13.3%
55 to 64	2,209	13.7%
65 to 74	863	5.3%
75 and over	449	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,245	32.4%
Black or African American	7,181	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.2%
Asian	1,122	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.3%
Two or more races	526	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,033	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,223	17.9%
High school graduate	4,196	33.9%
Some college or associate's	2,353	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,161	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,455	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit3.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,404	75.2%
Carpooled	218	3.7%
Public transit	211	3.6%
Walked	27	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	902	15.4%
Other means	95	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,289	26.0%
15 to 29 min	2,050	41.4%
30 to 44 min	652	13.2%
45 to 59 min	346	7.0%
60+ min	618	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,035 of 10,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,637	65.0%
Nonfamily households	1,423	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,060	96.0%
Vacant	170	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,476	61.0%
Renter-occupied	1,584	39.0%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,028	47.9%
1-unit, attached	662	15.7%
2 to 4 units	114	2.7%
5 to 19 units	686	16.2%
20 or more units	344	8.1%
Mobile home & other	396	9.4%

ZIP Code 20794

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