ZIP Code 21562

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Allegany County, Maryland.

Population: 3,192
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $113,200

ZIP Code 21562 (Allegany County, Maryland) is home to about 3,192 residents. At $53,056, its median household income sits below Allegany County's $57,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21562's population declined 9.3% from 3,519 to 3,192, while its median gross rent fell 23.8% from $605 to $461.

13.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,192
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $113,200
Median gross rent: $461
Housing units: 1,517
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5193,192

Median household income

$42,339$53,056

Median home value

$86,400$113,200

Median gross rent

$605$461

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,519	$42,339	$86,400	$605
2020	3,426	$46,328	$108,300	$553
2021	3,093	$46,961	$91,800	$485
2022	3,248	$57,693	$116,200	$495
2023	3,192	$53,056	$113,200	$461

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	6.7%
5 to 17	656	20.6%
18 to 24	327	10.2%
25 to 34	305	9.6%
35 to 44	296	9.3%
45 to 54	360	11.3%
55 to 64	411	12.9%
65 to 74	370	11.6%
75 and over	252	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,123	97.8%
Black or African American	10	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	166	8.3%
High school graduate	837	42.0%
Some college or associate's	713	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	166	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	112	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	909	79.9%
Carpooled	105	9.2%
Public transit	15	1.3%
Walked	32	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	6.2%
Other means	5	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	202	18.9%
15 to 29 min	361	33.9%
30 to 44 min	261	24.5%
45 to 59 min	153	14.4%
60+ min	89	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 24.8% (774 of 3,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	864	70.5%
Nonfamily households	362	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,226	80.8%
Vacant	291	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	962	78.5%
Renter-occupied	264	21.5%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,057	69.7%
1-unit, attached	192	12.7%
2 to 4 units	77	5.1%
5 to 19 units	45	3.0%
20 or more units	113	7.4%
Mobile home & other	33	2.2%

ZIP Code 21562

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