ZIP Code 21117

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Population: 61,337
Median household income: $100,934
Median home value: $370,700

ZIP Code 21117 (Baltimore County, Maryland) is home to about 61,337 residents. At $100,934, its median household income sits above Baltimore County's $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21117's population grew 3.4% from 59,301 to 61,337, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $1,509 to $1,817.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.2% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 53.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,337
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $100,934
Median home value: $370,700
Median gross rent: $1,817
Housing units: 26,001
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,30161,337

Median household income

$86,793$100,934

Median home value

$290,100$370,700

Median gross rent

$1,509$1,817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,301	$86,793	$290,100	$1,509
2020	59,663	$91,520	$297,900	$1,530
2021	59,321	$94,417	$314,400	$1,648
2022	58,516	$96,672	$356,000	$1,749
2023	61,337	$100,934	$370,700	$1,817

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,504	7.3%
5 to 17	9,405	15.3%
18 to 24	5,891	9.6%
25 to 34	9,934	16.2%
35 to 44	7,016	11.4%
45 to 54	7,816	12.7%
55 to 64	8,243	13.4%
65 to 74	5,595	9.1%
75 and over	2,933	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,204	29.7%
Black or African American	32,602	53.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	2,501	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.1%
Some other race	204	0.3%
Two or more races	2,652	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,107	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree25.3%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,151	5.2%
High school graduate	7,404	17.8%
Some college or associate's	12,114	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,525	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,343	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit4.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,820	66.7%
Carpooled	2,212	6.8%
Public transit	1,427	4.4%
Walked	597	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,981	18.3%
Other means	698	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,023	18.8%
15 to 29 min	8,402	31.4%
30 to 44 min	7,298	27.3%
45 to 59 min	2,891	10.8%
60+ min	3,140	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 5.5% (3,297 of 59,479)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,170	62.3%
Nonfamily households	9,193	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,363	93.7%
Vacant	1,638	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,020	53.4%
Renter-occupied	11,343	46.6%

1-unit, detached29.8%

1-unit, attached23.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units31.4%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,741	29.8%
1-unit, attached	6,126	23.6%
2 to 4 units	556	2.1%
5 to 19 units	8,155	31.4%
20 or more units	3,399	13.1%
Mobile home & other	24	0.1%

ZIP Code 21117

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