ZIP Code 21205

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 13,665
Median household income: $38,723
Median home value: $94,900

Covering part of Baltimore city, Maryland, ZIP Code 21205 has about 13,665 residents. Its median household income of $38,723 runs below the Baltimore city figure of $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21205's population declined 15.9% from 16,239 to 13,665, while its median gross rent rose 17.8% from $893 to $1,052.

Households average 2.60 people. The median gross rent is $1,052.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,665
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,723
Median home value: $94,900
Median gross rent: $1,052
Housing units: 6,502
Homeownership rate: 36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,23913,665

Median household income

$31,949$38,723

Median home value

$53,600$94,900

Median gross rent

$893$1,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,239	$31,949	$53,600	$893
2020	15,900	$33,645	$49,400	$884
2021	15,319	$33,493	$50,300	$1,012
2022	14,684	$38,211	$67,500	$1,024
2023	13,665	$38,723	$94,900	$1,052

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,021	7.5%
5 to 17	2,608	19.1%
18 to 24	973	7.1%
25 to 34	2,266	16.6%
35 to 44	1,478	10.8%
45 to 54	1,407	10.3%
55 to 64	1,814	13.3%
65 to 74	1,356	9.9%
75 and over	742	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,956	14.3%
Black or African American	8,154	59.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	361	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	212	1.6%
Two or more races	826	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,148	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,023	22.3%
High school graduate	3,533	39.0%
Some college or associate's	2,029	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	759	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	719	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone44.3%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit21.1%

Walked13.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,974	44.3%
Carpooled	306	6.9%
Public transit	939	21.1%
Walked	618	13.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	514	11.5%
Other means	109	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	815	20.7%
15 to 29 min	1,661	42.1%
30 to 44 min	675	17.1%
45 to 59 min	216	5.5%
60+ min	579	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 37.0% (5,002 of 13,533)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,558	48.9%
Nonfamily households	2,669	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,227	80.4%
Vacant	1,275	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,909	36.5%
Renter-occupied	3,318	63.5%

1-unit, detached6.7%

1-unit, attached74.8%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	437	6.7%
1-unit, attached	4,864	74.8%
2 to 4 units	269	4.1%
5 to 19 units	193	3.0%
20 or more units	739	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 21205

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