ZIP Code 21212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 33,425
Median household income: $96,752
Median home value: $357,900

ZIP Code 21212 (Baltimore city, Maryland) is home to about 33,425 residents. At $96,752, its median household income sits above Baltimore city's $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21212's population held roughly steady from 33,431 to 33,425, while its median gross rent rose 14.7% from $1,158 to $1,328.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $1,328.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,425
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $96,752
Median home value: $357,900
Median gross rent: $1,328
Housing units: 13,749
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,43133,425

Median household income

$79,832$96,752

Median home value

$288,700$357,900

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,431	$79,832	$288,700	$1,158
2020	33,865	$81,978	$298,000	$1,211
2021	34,525	$88,679	$305,200	$1,293
2022	33,861	$94,014	$343,900	$1,327
2023	33,425	$96,752	$357,900	$1,328

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,381	7.1%
5 to 17	5,615	16.8%
18 to 24	2,810	8.4%
25 to 34	3,505	10.5%
35 to 44	5,132	15.4%
45 to 54	4,960	14.8%
55 to 64	3,647	10.9%
65 to 74	3,116	9.3%
75 and over	2,259	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,250	48.6%
Black or African American	11,661	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	1,246	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	218	0.7%
Two or more races	1,550	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,480	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate16.9%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree31.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,938	8.6%
High school graduate	3,824	16.9%
Some college or associate's	4,407	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,318	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,132	31.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone59.0%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit7.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,764	59.0%
Carpooled	1,027	6.2%
Public transit	1,151	7.0%
Walked	605	3.7%
Bicycle	53	0.3%
Worked from home	3,613	21.8%
Other means	343	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,522	19.5%
15 to 29 min	4,747	36.7%
30 to 44 min	3,324	25.7%
45 to 59 min	1,132	8.7%
60+ min	1,218	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 9.4% (3,046 of 32,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,904	61.8%
Nonfamily households	4,883	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,787	93.0%
Vacant	962	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,678	67.9%
Renter-occupied	4,109	32.1%

1-unit, detached34.1%

1-unit, attached43.3%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,695	34.1%
1-unit, attached	5,948	43.3%
2 to 4 units	1,320	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1,250	9.1%
20 or more units	536	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 21212

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