ZIP Code 21206

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 49,901
Median household income: $62,965
Median home value: $213,700

Covering part of Baltimore city, Maryland, ZIP Code 21206 has about 49,901 residents. The median household income of $62,965 is above the Baltimore city median ($59,623).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21206's population declined 4.1% from 52,020 to 49,901, while its median gross rent rose 21.6% from $999 to $1,215.

24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 54.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,901
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,965
Median home value: $213,700
Median gross rent: $1,215
Housing units: 21,939
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,02049,901

Median household income

$54,319$62,965

Median home value

$158,000$213,700

Median gross rent

$999$1,215

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,020	$54,319	$158,000	$999
2020	51,670	$55,304	$161,100	$996
2021	51,643	$58,036	$172,600	$1,069
2022	51,020	$61,572	$197,500	$1,141
2023	49,901	$62,965	$213,700	$1,215

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,907	5.8%
5 to 17	8,418	16.9%
18 to 24	3,934	7.9%
25 to 34	8,221	16.5%
35 to 44	6,947	13.9%
45 to 54	5,844	11.7%
55 to 64	6,850	13.7%
65 to 74	4,544	9.1%
75 and over	2,236	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,752	19.5%
Black or African American	36,529	73.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.0%
Asian	750	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.1%
Some other race	256	0.5%
Two or more races	1,191	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,369	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,920	11.3%
High school graduate	11,898	34.3%
Some college or associate's	10,185	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,727	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,912	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit9.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,697	69.3%
Carpooled	2,040	8.5%
Public transit	2,363	9.8%
Walked	299	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,982	8.2%
Other means	703	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,792	12.6%
15 to 29 min	8,340	37.7%
30 to 44 min	6,337	28.7%
45 to 59 min	2,131	9.6%
60+ min	2,502	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.6% (7,664 of 49,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,875	58.0%
Nonfamily households	8,582	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,457	93.2%
Vacant	1,482	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,234	54.9%
Renter-occupied	9,223	45.1%

1-unit, detached36.1%

1-unit, attached31.9%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units22.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,919	36.1%
1-unit, attached	6,997	31.9%
2 to 4 units	1,468	6.7%
5 to 19 units	4,902	22.3%
20 or more units	620	2.8%
Mobile home & other	33	0.2%

ZIP Code 21206

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