ZIP Code 21651

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Maryland.

Population: 2,448
Median household income: $71,983
Median home value: $259,500

ZIP Code 21651 (Kent County, Maryland) is home to about 2,448 residents. Its median household income of $71,983 runs in line with the Kent County figure of $74,402.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21651's population declined 15.4% from 2,894 to 2,448, while its median gross rent rose 17.7% from $1,058 to $1,245.

The typical home was built around 1981. 8.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,448
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,983
Median home value: $259,500
Median gross rent: $1,245
Housing units: 1,142
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8942,448

Median household income

$60,246$71,983

Median home value

$222,500$259,500

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,245

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,894	$60,246	$222,500	$1,058
2020	2,683	$62,311	$233,600	$1,008
2021	2,488	$64,500	$243,600	$1,106
2022	2,346	$76,042	$245,300	$1,136
2023	2,448	$71,983	$259,500	$1,245

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	6.8%
5 to 17	399	16.3%
18 to 24	228	9.3%
25 to 34	375	15.3%
35 to 44	194	7.9%
45 to 54	336	13.7%
55 to 64	332	13.6%
65 to 74	293	12.0%
75 and over	124	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,855	75.8%
Black or African American	273	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	278	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	160	9.7%
High school graduate	764	46.2%
Some college or associate's	449	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	155	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	126	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,078	86.9%
Carpooled	81	6.5%
Public transit	20	1.6%
Walked	24	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	2.7%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	17.0%
15 to 29 min	445	36.9%
30 to 44 min	238	19.7%
45 to 59 min	90	7.5%
60+ min	228	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 8.7% (213 of 2,448)

	Count	Share
Family households	663	65.6%
Nonfamily households	347	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,010	88.4%
Vacant	132	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	819	81.1%
Renter-occupied	191	18.9%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,087	95.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14	1.2%
5 to 19 units	13	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	1.9%

ZIP Code 21651

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