ZIP Code 21201

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 17,819
Median household income: $44,722
Median home value: $221,900

Covering part of Baltimore city, Maryland, ZIP Code 21201 has about 17,819 residents. At $44,722, its median household income sits below Baltimore city's $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21201's population grew 3.3% from 17,256 to 17,819, while its median gross rent rose 13.9% from $1,126 to $1,282.

The median resident is 32.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 29.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,819
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,722
Median home value: $221,900
Median gross rent: $1,282
Housing units: 11,468
Homeownership rate: 11.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,25617,819

Median household income

$37,687$44,722

Median home value

$224,800$221,900

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,256	$37,687	$224,800	$1,126
2020	17,534	$45,797	$279,400	$1,178
2021	17,773	$40,932	$254,800	$1,167
2022	18,305	$42,324	$251,900	$1,249
2023	17,819	$44,722	$221,900	$1,282

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3429.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	573	3.2%
5 to 17	1,981	11.1%
18 to 24	2,102	11.8%
25 to 34	5,245	29.4%
35 to 44	2,253	12.6%
45 to 54	1,658	9.3%
55 to 64	1,923	10.8%
65 to 74	1,227	6.9%
75 and over	857	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,185	23.5%
Black or African American	10,823	60.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	886	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	219	1.2%
Two or more races	821	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	868	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree24.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,260	9.6%
High school graduate	2,710	20.6%
Some college or associate's	3,070	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,897	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,226	24.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone41.0%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit13.9%

Walked18.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home20.5%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,017	41.0%
Carpooled	281	2.9%
Public transit	1,364	13.9%
Walked	1,793	18.3%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	2,007	20.5%
Other means	311	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,332	29.9%
15 to 29 min	3,296	42.3%
30 to 44 min	1,193	15.3%
45 to 59 min	408	5.2%
60+ min	567	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.60
Poverty rate: 32.5% (5,587 of 17,192)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,634	24.6%
Nonfamily households	8,069	75.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,703	93.3%
Vacant	765	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,176	11.0%
Renter-occupied	9,527	89.0%

1-unit, detached2.2%

1-unit, attached19.9%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units54.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	253	2.2%
1-unit, attached	2,285	19.9%
2 to 4 units	933	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1,669	14.6%
20 or more units	6,285	54.8%
Mobile home & other	43	0.4%

ZIP Code 21201

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