ZIP Code 21216

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 27,296
Median household income: $46,440
Median home value: $148,800

Covering part of Baltimore city, Maryland, ZIP Code 21216 has about 27,296 residents. At $46,440, its median household income sits below Baltimore city's $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21216's population declined 9.6% from 30,179 to 27,296, while its median gross rent rose 16.1% from $999 to $1,160.

24.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.29 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,296
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,440
Median home value: $148,800
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 15,613
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,17927,296

Median household income

$40,178$46,440

Median home value

$96,900$148,800

Median gross rent

$999$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,179	$40,178	$96,900	$999
2020	28,733	$42,067	$105,600	$988
2021	27,643	$42,906	$111,900	$1,048
2022	28,385	$46,761	$131,500	$1,094
2023	27,296	$46,440	$148,800	$1,160

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,986	7.3%
5 to 17	4,078	14.9%
18 to 24	2,169	7.9%
25 to 34	4,766	17.5%
35 to 44	3,249	11.9%
45 to 54	2,350	8.6%
55 to 64	4,118	15.1%
65 to 74	3,002	11.0%
75 and over	1,578	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	613	2.2%
Black or African American	24,768	90.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.2%
Asian	40	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.2%
Two or more races	677	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,114	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,493	13.1%
High school graduate	7,732	40.6%
Some college or associate's	5,733	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,770	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,335	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone47.1%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit24.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,717	47.1%
Carpooled	1,033	10.3%
Public transit	2,446	24.4%
Walked	119	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,126	11.2%
Other means	568	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	847	9.5%
15 to 29 min	2,847	32.0%
30 to 44 min	2,847	32.0%
45 to 59 min	807	9.1%
60+ min	1,535	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 24.5% (6,519 of 26,653)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,316	45.6%
Nonfamily households	6,351	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,667	74.7%
Vacant	3,946	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,472	46.9%
Renter-occupied	6,195	53.1%

1-unit, detached13.5%

1-unit, attached56.9%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,113	13.5%
1-unit, attached	8,876	56.9%
2 to 4 units	2,049	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1,736	11.1%
20 or more units	749	4.8%
Mobile home & other	90	0.6%

ZIP Code 21216

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