ZIP Code 21629

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caroline County, Maryland.

Population: 10,285
Median household income: $70,117
Median home value: $293,700

ZIP Code 21629 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caroline County, Maryland, home to about 10,285 residents. Its median household income of $70,117 runs above the Caroline County figure of $66,368.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21629's population grew 9.5% from 9,396 to 10,285, while its median gross rent rose 17.4% from $925 to $1,086.

20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,285
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,117
Median home value: $293,700
Median gross rent: $1,086
Housing units: 3,972
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,39610,285

Median household income

$65,216$70,117

Median home value

$222,700$293,700

Median gross rent

$925$1,086

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,396	$65,216	$222,700	$925
2020	9,464	$65,625	$230,600	$1,019
2021	9,999	$64,534	$244,700	$1,117
2022	9,988	$65,541	$279,500	$1,151
2023	10,285	$70,117	$293,700	$1,086

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	567	5.5%
5 to 17	1,795	17.5%
18 to 24	969	9.4%
25 to 34	1,080	10.5%
35 to 44	1,258	12.2%
45 to 54	1,334	13.0%
55 to 64	1,485	14.4%
65 to 74	1,166	11.3%
75 and over	631	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,236	80.1%
Black or African American	1,455	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	41	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.2%
Two or more races	329	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	198	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,002	14.4%
High school graduate	2,521	36.3%
Some college or associate's	2,027	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	914	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	490	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,832	83.3%
Carpooled	289	6.3%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	84	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	286	6.2%
Other means	103	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,284	29.8%
15 to 29 min	862	20.0%
30 to 44 min	1,224	28.4%
45 to 59 min	420	9.7%
60+ min	522	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 10.5% (1,032 of 9,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,376	66.8%
Nonfamily households	1,183	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,559	89.6%
Vacant	413	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,543	71.5%
Renter-occupied	1,016	28.5%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,885	72.6%
1-unit, attached	222	5.6%
2 to 4 units	156	3.9%
5 to 19 units	431	10.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	278	7.0%

ZIP Code 21629

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