ZIP Code 21218

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 44,903
Median household income: $58,378
Median home value: $229,800

ZIP Code 21218 (Baltimore city, Maryland) is home to about 44,903 residents. At $58,378, its median household income sits in line with Baltimore city's $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21218's population declined 5.6% from 47,555 to 44,903, while its median gross rent rose 16.3% from $1,065 to $1,239.

Households average 2.17 people. The median gross rent is $1,239.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,903
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,378
Median home value: $229,800
Median gross rent: $1,239
Housing units: 21,751
Homeownership rate: 49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,55544,903

Median household income

$47,029$58,378

Median home value

$162,000$229,800

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,239

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,555	$47,029	$162,000	$1,065
2020	46,172	$51,276	$172,700	$1,088
2021	47,081	$56,250	$180,700	$1,140
2022	46,548	$58,847	$220,900	$1,203
2023	44,903	$58,378	$229,800	$1,239

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2418.9%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,091	4.7%
5 to 17	5,508	12.3%
18 to 24	8,507	18.9%
25 to 34	6,646	14.8%
35 to 44	5,966	13.3%
45 to 54	3,976	8.9%
55 to 64	5,543	12.3%
65 to 74	4,279	9.5%
75 and over	2,387	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,451	25.5%
Black or African American	26,731	59.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	212	0.5%
Asian	2,066	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.1%
Some other race	297	0.7%
Two or more races	1,735	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,355	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,901	10.1%
High school graduate	7,673	26.6%
Some college or associate's	5,626	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,606	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,991	24.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone47.5%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit12.0%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,730	47.5%
Carpooled	1,299	6.3%
Public transit	2,449	12.0%
Walked	2,161	10.5%
Bicycle	334	1.6%
Worked from home	4,109	20.1%
Other means	407	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,537	21.6%
15 to 29 min	6,569	40.1%
30 to 44 min	3,504	21.4%
45 to 59 min	1,169	7.1%
60+ min	1,601	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 23.2% (9,257 of 39,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,047	43.9%
Nonfamily households	10,297	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,344	84.3%
Vacant	3,407	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,011	49.1%
Renter-occupied	9,333	50.9%

1-unit, detached10.3%

1-unit, attached53.9%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units15.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,245	10.3%
1-unit, attached	11,732	53.9%
2 to 4 units	2,512	11.5%
5 to 19 units	1,731	8.0%
20 or more units	3,439	15.8%
Mobile home & other	92	0.4%

ZIP Code 21218

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