ZIP Code 21214

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 21,295
Median household income: $82,093
Median home value: $250,700

ZIP Code 21214 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland, home to about 21,295 residents. Its median household income of $82,093 runs above the Baltimore city figure of $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21214's population held roughly steady from 21,392 to 21,295, while its median gross rent rose 16.5% from $1,020 to $1,188.

42.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,295
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,093
Median home value: $250,700
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 9,096
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,39221,295

Median household income

$75,507$82,093

Median home value

$185,600$250,700

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,392	$75,507	$185,600	$1,020
2020	21,666	$72,185	$191,600	$1,031
2021	21,924	$73,308	$203,700	$1,118
2022	21,510	$77,398	$233,100	$1,237
2023	21,295	$82,093	$250,700	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	876	4.1%
5 to 17	3,634	17.1%
18 to 24	1,387	6.5%
25 to 34	2,464	11.6%
35 to 44	3,562	16.7%
45 to 54	3,135	14.7%
55 to 64	2,778	13.0%
65 to 74	2,183	10.3%
75 and over	1,276	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,088	33.3%
Black or African American	12,291	57.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	156	0.7%
Asian	48	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	177	0.8%
Two or more races	822	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	706	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,091	7.1%
High school graduate	3,610	23.4%
Some college or associate's	4,205	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,228	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,264	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit4.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,083	66.4%
Carpooled	829	7.8%
Public transit	501	4.7%
Walked	208	1.9%
Bicycle	44	0.4%
Worked from home	1,886	17.7%
Other means	121	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	894	10.2%
15 to 29 min	3,478	39.6%
30 to 44 min	2,235	25.4%
45 to 59 min	1,116	12.7%
60+ min	1,063	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 10.3% (2,176 of 21,093)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,161	61.0%
Nonfamily households	3,305	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,466	93.1%
Vacant	630	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,625	78.3%
Renter-occupied	1,841	21.7%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached16.4%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,340	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1,488	16.4%
2 to 4 units	991	10.9%
5 to 19 units	258	2.8%
20 or more units	13	0.1%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

ZIP Code 21214

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