ZIP Code 21230

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore city, Maryland.

Population: 33,509
Median household income: $94,164
Median home value: $327,700

ZIP Code 21230 (Baltimore city, Maryland) is home to about 33,509 residents. Its median household income of $94,164 runs above the Baltimore city figure of $59,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21230's population declined 2.2% from 34,274 to 33,509, while its median gross rent rose 18.9% from $1,490 to $1,771.

59.7% of workers drive to work alone. 6.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,509
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $94,164
Median home value: $327,700
Median gross rent: $1,771
Housing units: 18,070
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,27433,509

Median household income

$85,150$94,164

Median home value

$276,100$327,700

Median gross rent

$1,490$1,771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,274	$85,150	$276,100	$1,490
2020	33,592	$85,310	$282,900	$1,502
2021	33,995	$88,962	$293,000	$1,587
2022	32,883	$95,470	$323,300	$1,700
2023	33,509	$94,164	$327,700	$1,771

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3428.9%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,082	6.2%
5 to 17	4,377	13.1%
18 to 24	2,185	6.5%
25 to 34	9,675	28.9%
35 to 44	5,276	15.7%
45 to 54	2,777	8.3%
55 to 64	3,457	10.3%
65 to 74	2,507	7.5%
75 and over	1,173	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,432	55.0%
Black or African American	7,695	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	1,186	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	421	1.3%
Two or more races	1,361	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,369	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree31.5%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,939	11.8%
High school graduate	3,397	13.7%
Some college or associate's	3,897	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,843	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,789	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone59.7%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit4.3%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,457	59.7%
Carpooled	1,320	6.9%
Public transit	821	4.3%
Walked	1,197	6.2%
Bicycle	248	1.3%
Worked from home	3,813	19.9%
Other means	350	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,864	18.6%
15 to 29 min	6,527	42.4%
30 to 44 min	3,821	24.8%
45 to 59 min	1,008	6.5%
60+ min	1,173	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 15.8% (5,296 of 33,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,480	40.5%
Nonfamily households	9,523	59.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,003	88.6%
Vacant	2,067	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,931	49.6%
Renter-occupied	8,072	50.4%

1-unit, detached6.1%

1-unit, attached61.5%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units22.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,099	6.1%
1-unit, attached	11,116	61.5%
2 to 4 units	1,038	5.7%
5 to 19 units	773	4.3%
20 or more units	4,020	22.2%
Mobile home & other	24	0.1%

ZIP Code 21230

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