ZIP Code 21638

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

Population: 5,068
Median household income: $130,804
Median home value: $491,000

ZIP Code 21638 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, home to about 5,068 residents. At $130,804, its median household income sits above Queen Anne's County's $113,347.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21638's population declined 1.2% from 5,130 to 5,068, while its median gross rent fell 6.5% from $1,743 to $1,630.

8.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,068
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $130,804
Median home value: $491,000
Median gross rent: $1,630
Housing units: 2,219
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1305,068

Median household income

$106,071$130,804

Median home value

$428,600$491,000

Median gross rent

$1,743$1,630

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,130	$106,071	$428,600	$1,743
2020	5,227	$110,170	$439,700	$1,716
2021	5,125	$120,938	$450,200	$1,706
2022	5,064	$116,953	$466,100	$1,608
2023	5,068	$130,804	$491,000	$1,630

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	339	6.7%
5 to 17	839	16.6%
18 to 24	233	4.6%
25 to 34	468	9.2%
35 to 44	636	12.5%
45 to 54	858	16.9%
55 to 64	727	14.3%
65 to 74	511	10.1%
75 and over	457	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,074	80.4%
Black or African American	251	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	452	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	246	6.7%
High school graduate	891	24.4%
Some college or associate's	940	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,000	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	580	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,873	72.0%
Carpooled	157	6.0%
Public transit	43	1.7%
Walked	10	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	517	19.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	469	22.5%
15 to 29 min	437	21.0%
30 to 44 min	371	17.8%
45 to 59 min	325	15.6%
60+ min	481	23.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 8.3% (421 of 5,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,458	76.7%
Nonfamily households	442	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,900	85.6%
Vacant	319	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,571	82.7%
Renter-occupied	329	17.3%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,676	75.5%
1-unit, attached	257	11.6%
2 to 4 units	85	3.8%
5 to 19 units	113	5.1%
20 or more units	28	1.3%
Mobile home & other	60	2.7%

ZIP Code 21638

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