ZIP Code 21804

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Population: 39,461
Median household income: $68,882
Median home value: $230,200

ZIP Code 21804 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wicomico County, Maryland, home to about 39,461 residents. At $68,882, its median household income sits below Wicomico County's $72,861.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21804's population declined 3.5% from 40,877 to 39,461, while its median gross rent rose 18.5% from $1,133 to $1,343.

Owners occupy 49.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,461
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,882
Median home value: $230,200
Median gross rent: $1,343
Housing units: 16,736
Homeownership rate: 49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,87739,461

Median household income

$52,638$68,882

Median home value

$168,800$230,200

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,343

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,877	$52,638	$168,800	$1,133
2020	39,842	$58,336	$172,700	$1,135
2021	38,566	$58,900	$174,700	$1,177
2022	38,722	$64,513	$213,900	$1,249
2023	39,461	$68,882	$230,200	$1,343

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,419	6.1%
5 to 17	6,194	15.7%
18 to 24	6,557	16.6%
25 to 34	5,948	15.1%
35 to 44	4,175	10.6%
45 to 54	4,206	10.7%
55 to 64	4,147	10.5%
65 to 74	3,540	9.0%
75 and over	2,275	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,394	54.2%
Black or African American	11,745	29.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	1,369	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2,025	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,893	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,740	11.3%
High school graduate	8,075	33.2%
Some college or associate's	6,654	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,232	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,590	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,696	79.3%
Carpooled	2,467	12.5%
Public transit	136	0.7%
Walked	222	1.1%
Bicycle	21	0.1%
Worked from home	950	4.8%
Other means	312	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,900	41.9%
15 to 29 min	5,530	29.3%
30 to 44 min	2,986	15.8%
45 to 59 min	1,312	7.0%
60+ min	1,126	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 16.1% (6,149 of 38,260)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,688	63.6%
Nonfamily households	5,541	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,229	91.0%
Vacant	1,507	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,508	49.3%
Renter-occupied	7,721	50.7%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units19.2%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,839	58.8%
1-unit, attached	1,691	10.1%
2 to 4 units	636	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3,219	19.2%
20 or more units	1,145	6.8%
Mobile home & other	206	1.2%

ZIP Code 21804

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