ZIP Code 21229

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 44,687
Median household income: $55,457
Median home value: $184,900

ZIP Code 21229 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland, home to about 44,687 residents. The median household income of $55,457 is below the Baltimore city median ($59,623).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21229's population declined 2.7% from 45,921 to 44,687, while its median gross rent rose 16.5% from $1,039 to $1,210.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $1,210.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,687
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,457
Median home value: $184,900
Median gross rent: $1,210
Housing units: 20,653
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,92144,687

Median household income

$47,867$55,457

Median home value

$131,800$184,900

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,210

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,921	$47,867	$131,800	$1,039
2020	45,983	$46,937	$137,400	$1,072
2021	43,933	$48,725	$148,300	$1,122
2022	44,332	$52,692	$168,900	$1,179
2023	44,687	$55,457	$184,900	$1,210

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,889	6.5%
5 to 17	7,462	16.7%
18 to 24	3,526	7.9%
25 to 34	6,751	15.1%
35 to 44	5,955	13.3%
45 to 54	4,658	10.4%
55 to 64	5,787	13.0%
65 to 74	4,980	11.1%
75 and over	2,679	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,591	14.7%
Black or African American	32,625	73.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	1,133	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	309	0.7%
Two or more races	1,549	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,457	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,462	11.2%
High school graduate	11,185	36.3%
Some college or associate's	9,317	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,328	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,518	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit17.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,780	59.9%
Carpooled	1,257	6.4%
Public transit	3,411	17.3%
Walked	565	2.9%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	2,333	11.9%
Other means	323	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,764	10.2%
15 to 29 min	6,779	39.1%
30 to 44 min	5,103	29.4%
45 to 59 min	1,160	6.7%
60+ min	2,542	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 16.9% (7,434 of 44,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,383	56.1%
Nonfamily households	8,134	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,517	89.7%
Vacant	2,136	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,271	55.5%
Renter-occupied	8,246	44.5%

1-unit, detached17.8%

1-unit, attached56.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,684	17.8%
1-unit, attached	11,694	56.6%
2 to 4 units	1,455	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2,870	13.9%
20 or more units	932	4.5%
Mobile home & other	18	0.1%

ZIP Code 21229

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