ZIP Code 21213

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 27,881
Median household income: $50,031
Median home value: $134,900

ZIP Code 21213 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland, home to about 27,881 residents. The median household income of $50,031 is below the Baltimore city median ($59,623).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21213's population declined 10.1% from 31,007 to 27,881, while its median gross rent rose 12.7% from $1,112 to $1,253.

6.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1940.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,881
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,031
Median home value: $134,900
Median gross rent: $1,253
Housing units: 14,549
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,00727,881

Median household income

$39,648$50,031

Median home value

$99,900$134,900

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,253

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,007	$39,648	$99,900	$1,112
2020	30,596	$44,429	$103,400	$1,137
2021	29,579	$44,121	$105,000	$1,213
2022	28,862	$47,870	$121,800	$1,251
2023	27,881	$50,031	$134,900	$1,253

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,253	4.5%
5 to 17	5,555	19.9%
18 to 24	2,333	8.4%
25 to 34	3,712	13.3%
35 to 44	3,797	13.6%
45 to 54	3,666	13.1%
55 to 64	3,807	13.7%
65 to 74	2,486	8.9%
75 and over	1,272	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,656	5.9%
Black or African American	24,054	86.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.3%
Asian	61	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	161	0.6%
Two or more races	618	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,247	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,985	15.9%
High school graduate	7,569	40.4%
Some college or associate's	5,061	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,639	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,486	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone58.5%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit13.6%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,552	58.5%
Carpooled	1,184	10.6%
Public transit	1,520	13.6%
Walked	401	3.6%
Bicycle	22	0.2%
Worked from home	1,101	9.8%
Other means	427	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,367	13.5%
15 to 29 min	4,533	44.9%
30 to 44 min	2,365	23.4%
45 to 59 min	850	8.4%
60+ min	991	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 24.6% (6,819 of 27,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,503	56.2%
Nonfamily households	5,060	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,563	79.5%
Vacant	2,986	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,149	53.2%
Renter-occupied	5,414	46.8%

1-unit, detached6.3%

1-unit, attached82.2%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	911	6.3%
1-unit, attached	11,964	82.2%
2 to 4 units	849	5.8%
5 to 19 units	151	1.0%
20 or more units	625	4.3%
Mobile home & other	49	0.3%

ZIP Code 21213

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