ZIP Code 21774

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Frederick County, Maryland.

Population: 16,515
Median household income: $171,875
Median home value: $508,100

ZIP Code 21774 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Frederick County, Maryland, home to about 16,515 residents. At $171,875, its median household income sits above Frederick County's $120,458.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21774's population grew 26.1% from 13,092 to 16,515, while its median gross rent rose 15.3% from $2,014 to $2,322.

Owners occupy 93.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,515
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $171,875
Median home value: $508,100
Median gross rent: $2,322
Housing units: 5,503
Homeownership rate: 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,09216,515

Median household income

$138,393$171,875

Median home value

$385,500$508,100

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,322

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,092	$138,393	$385,500	$2,014
2020	13,618	$141,875	$396,800	$2,076
2021	14,450	$148,512	$414,800	$2,301
2022	15,096	$159,542	$476,200	$2,503
2023	16,515	$171,875	$508,100	$2,322

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,199	7.3%
5 to 17	3,615	21.9%
18 to 24	1,384	8.4%
25 to 34	1,886	11.4%
35 to 44	2,603	15.8%
45 to 54	2,328	14.1%
55 to 64	1,974	12.0%
65 to 74	988	6.0%
75 and over	538	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,938	78.3%
Black or African American	786	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	572	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	904	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,296	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree28.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	384	3.7%
High school graduate	1,381	13.4%
Some college or associate's	2,304	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,334	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,914	28.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,409	69.9%
Carpooled	436	4.8%
Public transit	33	0.4%
Walked	47	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,180	23.8%
Other means	61	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	873	12.5%
15 to 29 min	2,130	30.5%
30 to 44 min	1,130	16.2%
45 to 59 min	995	14.2%
60+ min	1,858	26.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 2.1% (348 of 16,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,482	82.5%
Nonfamily households	948	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,430	98.7%
Vacant	73	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,068	93.3%
Renter-occupied	362	6.7%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached15.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,375	79.5%
1-unit, attached	828	15.0%
2 to 4 units	21	0.4%
5 to 19 units	192	3.5%
20 or more units	73	1.3%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

ZIP Code 21774

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