ZIP Code 21234

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Population: 65,010
Median household income: $83,139
Median home value: $276,000

ZIP Code 21234 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 65,010 residents. At $83,139, its median household income sits below Baltimore County's $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21234's population declined 4.9% from 68,381 to 65,010, while its median gross rent rose 20.1% from $1,284 to $1,542.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.9% of the population. 73.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,010
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $83,139
Median home value: $276,000
Median gross rent: $1,542
Housing units: 29,575
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,38165,010

Median household income

$66,714$83,139

Median home value

$222,300$276,000

Median gross rent

$1,284$1,542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,381	$66,714	$222,300	$1,284
2020	68,678	$70,870	$226,500	$1,334
2021	66,011	$73,377	$232,800	$1,381
2022	66,095	$80,692	$263,100	$1,455
2023	65,010	$83,139	$276,000	$1,542

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,918	6.0%
5 to 17	9,713	14.9%
18 to 24	4,573	7.0%
25 to 34	8,860	13.6%
35 to 44	9,206	14.2%
45 to 54	8,245	12.7%
55 to 64	8,187	12.6%
65 to 74	6,205	9.5%
75 and over	6,103	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,642	57.9%
Black or African American	18,469	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.1%
Asian	3,314	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	282	0.4%
Two or more races	2,068	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,153	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,273	7.0%
High school graduate	12,324	26.3%
Some college or associate's	14,144	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,271	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,794	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,322	73.5%
Carpooled	2,871	8.7%
Public transit	728	2.2%
Walked	307	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,400	13.3%
Other means	447	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,226	14.7%
15 to 29 min	12,346	43.1%
30 to 44 min	7,331	25.6%
45 to 59 min	2,552	8.9%
60+ min	2,220	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.2% (4,617 of 64,347)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,503	60.5%
Nonfamily households	10,755	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,258	92.2%
Vacant	2,317	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,770	65.2%
Renter-occupied	9,488	34.8%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached24.6%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,617	46.0%
1-unit, attached	7,285	24.6%
2 to 4 units	1,446	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4,741	16.0%
20 or more units	2,440	8.3%
Mobile home & other	46	0.2%

ZIP Code 21234

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