ZIP Code 21017

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harford County, Maryland.

Population: 6,404
Median household income: $100,298
Median home value: $241,700

ZIP Code 21017 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harford County, Maryland, home to about 6,404 residents. Its median household income of $100,298 runs below the Harford County figure of $111,317.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21017's population declined 8.3% from 6,983 to 6,404, while its median gross rent rose 18.0% from $1,446 to $1,706.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.7% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,404
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $100,298
Median home value: $241,700
Median gross rent: $1,706
Housing units: 2,643
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9836,404

Median household income

$78,821$100,298

Median home value

$193,500$241,700

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,983	$78,821	$193,500	$1,446
2020	6,034	$78,354	$188,800	$1,475
2021	5,816	$82,794	$195,200	$1,654
2022	6,177	$96,424	$236,400	$1,711
2023	6,404	$100,298	$241,700	$1,706

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	293	4.6%
5 to 17	945	14.8%
18 to 24	663	10.4%
25 to 34	1,077	16.8%
35 to 44	1,036	16.2%
45 to 54	755	11.8%
55 to 64	818	12.8%
65 to 74	476	7.4%
75 and over	341	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,952	61.7%
Black or African American	1,666	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	148	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	247	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	385	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	2.6%
High school graduate	1,112	24.7%
Some college or associate's	1,526	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,185	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	563	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,291	81.8%
Carpooled	322	8.0%
Public transit	20	0.5%
Walked	22	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	370	9.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	597	16.3%
15 to 29 min	1,384	37.9%
30 to 44 min	816	22.3%
45 to 59 min	552	15.1%
60+ min	306	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.5% (220 of 6,300)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,500	56.8%
Nonfamily households	1,143	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,643	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,847	69.9%
Renter-occupied	796	30.1%

1-unit, detached19.8%

1-unit, attached52.6%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	523	19.8%
1-unit, attached	1,390	52.6%
2 to 4 units	68	2.6%
5 to 19 units	596	22.6%
20 or more units	51	1.9%
Mobile home & other	15	0.6%

ZIP Code 21017

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