ZIP Code 21223

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 19,793
Median household income: $41,828
Median home value: $93,700

ZIP Code 21223 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland, home to about 19,793 residents. Its median household income of $41,828 runs below the Baltimore city figure of $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21223's population declined 11.6% from 22,392 to 19,793, while its median gross rent rose 19.7% from $927 to $1,110.

Owners occupy 33.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,793
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $41,828
Median home value: $93,700
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 13,034
Homeownership rate: 33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,39219,793

Median household income

$28,549$41,828

Median home value

$69,500$93,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,392	$28,549	$69,500	$927
2020	21,974	$29,590	$69,900	$969
2021	20,531	$31,947	$75,300	$988
2022	20,728	$35,541	$83,400	$1,051
2023	19,793	$41,828	$93,700	$1,110

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,363	6.9%
5 to 17	3,107	15.7%
18 to 24	1,453	7.3%
25 to 34	2,526	12.8%
35 to 44	3,043	15.4%
45 to 54	2,503	12.6%
55 to 64	2,775	14.0%
65 to 74	2,167	10.9%
75 and over	856	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,071	15.5%
Black or African American	14,310	72.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	284	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	752	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,303	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,436	24.8%
High school graduate	5,411	39.0%
Some college or associate's	3,306	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	872	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	845	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone47.6%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit22.7%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means7.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,485	47.6%
Carpooled	381	5.2%
Public transit	1,658	22.7%
Walked	289	3.9%
Bicycle	12	0.2%
Worked from home	975	13.3%
Other means	517	7.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	995	15.7%
15 to 29 min	2,396	37.8%
30 to 44 min	1,523	24.0%
45 to 59 min	587	9.3%
60+ min	841	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 29.2% (5,713 of 19,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,886	46.8%
Nonfamily households	4,414	53.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,300	63.7%
Vacant	4,734	36.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,791	33.6%
Renter-occupied	5,509	66.4%

1-unit, detached3.8%

1-unit, attached69.9%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	498	3.8%
1-unit, attached	9,110	69.9%
2 to 4 units	1,885	14.5%
5 to 19 units	490	3.8%
20 or more units	1,004	7.7%
Mobile home & other	47	0.4%

ZIP Code 21223

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