ZIP Code 21215

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 52,078
Median household income: $47,606
Median home value: $189,900

ZIP Code 21215 (Baltimore city, Maryland) is home to about 52,078 residents. Its median household income of $47,606 runs below the Baltimore city figure of $59,623.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21215's population declined 10.6% from 58,283 to 52,078, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $975 to $1,177.

The median gross rent is $1,177. 25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,078
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,606
Median home value: $189,900
Median gross rent: $1,177
Housing units: 24,876
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,28352,078

Median household income

$38,651$47,606

Median home value

$127,600$189,900

Median gross rent

$975$1,177

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,283	$38,651	$127,600	$975
2020	55,081	$39,393	$134,900	$965
2021	52,550	$42,357	$154,400	$1,001
2022	53,674	$49,523	$173,100	$1,112
2023	52,078	$47,606	$189,900	$1,177

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,018	7.7%
5 to 17	8,318	16.0%
18 to 24	3,357	6.4%
25 to 34	7,086	13.6%
35 to 44	6,106	11.7%
45 to 54	4,864	9.3%
55 to 64	7,268	14.0%
65 to 74	6,006	11.5%
75 and over	5,055	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,031	17.3%
Black or African American	37,821	72.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.1%
Asian	667	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	667	1.3%
Two or more races	1,422	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,393	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,738	15.8%
High school graduate	11,150	30.6%
Some college or associate's	10,373	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,398	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,726	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit13.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,972	61.4%
Carpooled	1,940	9.2%
Public transit	2,907	13.8%
Walked	449	2.1%
Bicycle	36	0.2%
Worked from home	2,012	9.5%
Other means	794	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,220	16.9%
15 to 29 min	7,953	41.6%
30 to 44 min	4,237	22.2%
45 to 59 min	1,897	9.9%
60+ min	1,791	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 21.7% (11,150 of 51,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,201	53.3%
Nonfamily households	9,804	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,005	84.4%
Vacant	3,871	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,199	53.3%
Renter-occupied	9,806	46.7%

1-unit, detached20.9%

1-unit, attached43.6%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,204	20.9%
1-unit, attached	10,843	43.6%
2 to 4 units	2,338	9.4%
5 to 19 units	3,238	13.0%
20 or more units	3,195	12.8%
Mobile home & other	58	0.2%

ZIP Code 21215

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