ZIP Code 21217

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 31,125
Median household income: $37,207
Median home value: $175,900

Covering part of Baltimore city, Maryland, ZIP Code 21217 has about 31,125 residents. At $37,207, its median household income sits below Baltimore city's $59,623.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21217's population declined 7.5% from 33,644 to 31,125, while its median gross rent rose 17.7% from $905 to $1,065.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 80.8% of the population. 51.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,125
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $37,207
Median home value: $175,900
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 20,064
Homeownership rate: 32.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,64431,125

Median household income

$29,196$37,207

Median home value

$121,300$175,900

Median gross rent

$905$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,644	$29,196	$121,300	$905
2020	32,830	$31,570	$155,500	$904
2021	31,694	$34,884	$155,800	$965
2022	31,634	$36,665	$163,400	$1,051
2023	31,125	$37,207	$175,900	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,651	5.3%
5 to 17	4,201	13.5%
18 to 24	3,023	9.7%
25 to 34	4,429	14.2%
35 to 44	3,941	12.7%
45 to 54	3,789	12.2%
55 to 64	4,748	15.3%
65 to 74	3,383	10.9%
75 and over	1,960	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,841	12.3%
Black or African American	25,139	80.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.2%
Asian	578	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	883	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	624	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,689	16.6%
High school graduate	7,730	34.7%
Some college or associate's	5,866	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,763	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,202	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone51.4%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit21.1%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,118	51.4%
Carpooled	506	4.3%
Public transit	2,515	21.1%
Walked	723	6.1%
Bicycle	131	1.1%
Worked from home	1,689	14.2%
Other means	218	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,705	16.7%
15 to 29 min	3,633	35.6%
30 to 44 min	2,256	22.1%
45 to 59 min	997	9.8%
60+ min	1,620	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 30.5% (9,201 of 30,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,653	37.8%
Nonfamily households	9,299	62.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,952	74.5%
Vacant	5,112	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,881	32.6%
Renter-occupied	10,071	67.4%

1-unit, detached3.3%

1-unit, attached49.6%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	653	3.3%
1-unit, attached	9,952	49.6%
2 to 4 units	4,206	21.0%
5 to 19 units	2,219	11.1%
20 or more units	2,992	14.9%
Mobile home & other	42	0.2%

ZIP Code 21217

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