ZIP Code 21727

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Frederick County, Maryland.

Population: 6,079
Median household income: $92,697
Median home value: $304,000

ZIP Code 21727 (Frederick County, Maryland) is home to about 6,079 residents. The median household income of $92,697 is below the Frederick County median ($120,458).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21727's population declined 10.5% from 6,792 to 6,079, while its median gross rent fell 2.8% from $848 to $824.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.8% of the population. 64.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,079
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $92,697
Median home value: $304,000
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 1,838
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7926,079

Median household income

$73,750$92,697

Median home value

$265,200$304,000

Median gross rent

$848$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,792	$73,750	$265,200	$848
2020	6,965	$77,813	$275,300	$851
2021	6,873	$77,845	$272,900	$913
2022	6,588	$82,636	$317,500	$925
2023	6,079	$92,697	$304,000	$824

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2432.6%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	201	3.3%
5 to 17	621	10.2%
18 to 24	1,983	32.6%
25 to 34	535	8.8%
35 to 44	431	7.1%
45 to 54	662	10.9%
55 to 64	580	9.5%
65 to 74	371	6.1%
75 and over	695	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,666	76.8%
Black or African American	521	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.3%
Asian	52	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.2%
Two or more races	272	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	539	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	514	15.7%
High school graduate	1,022	31.2%
Some college or associate's	905	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	445	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	388	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,715	64.5%
Carpooled	194	7.3%
Public transit	16	0.6%
Walked	248	9.3%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	481	18.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	548	25.2%
15 to 29 min	575	26.4%
30 to 44 min	559	25.7%
45 to 59 min	181	8.3%
60+ min	313	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 12.4% (547 of 4,415)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,172	69.2%
Nonfamily households	522	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,694	92.2%
Vacant	144	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,304	77.0%
Renter-occupied	390	23.0%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,500	81.6%
1-unit, attached	91	5.0%
2 to 4 units	82	4.5%
5 to 19 units	75	4.1%
20 or more units	90	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 21727

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