ZIP Code 21649

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caroline County, Maryland.

Population: 1,938
Median household income: $58,464
Median home value: $199,200

ZIP Code 21649 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caroline County, Maryland, home to about 1,938 residents. Its median household income of $58,464 runs below the Caroline County figure of $66,368.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21649's population held roughly steady from 1,935 to 1,938, while its median gross rent rose 28.2% from $1,235 to $1,583.

15.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,938
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,464
Median home value: $199,200
Median gross rent: $1,583
Housing units: 631
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9351,938

Median household income

$58,929$58,464

Median home value

$165,600$199,200

Median gross rent

$1,235$1,583

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,935	$58,929	$165,600	$1,235
2020	2,204	$63,750	$167,400	$1,236
2021	2,276	$50,625	$209,900	$1,648
2022	2,205	$56,806	$198,100	$1,688
2023	1,938	$58,464	$199,200	$1,583

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	8.9%
5 to 17	345	17.8%
18 to 24	172	8.9%
25 to 34	302	15.6%
35 to 44	210	10.8%
45 to 54	171	8.8%
55 to 64	251	13.0%
65 to 74	102	5.3%
75 and over	212	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	920	47.5%
Black or African American	78	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	805	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.4%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's11.8%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	380	30.4%
High school graduate	502	40.2%
Some college or associate's	147	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	98	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	121	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	521	66.2%
Carpooled	100	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	160	20.3%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	14.8%
15 to 29 min	264	42.1%
30 to 44 min	146	23.3%
45 to 59 min	98	15.6%
60+ min	26	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.64
Poverty rate: 15.3% (296 of 1,938)

	Count	Share
Family households	431	80.9%
Nonfamily households	102	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	533	84.5%
Vacant	98	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	453	85.0%
Renter-occupied	80	15.0%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	451	71.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	18	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	160	25.4%

ZIP Code 21649

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