ZIP Code 21853

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, Maryland.

Population: 11,161
Median household income: $51,710
Median home value: $167,000

Covering part of Somerset County, Maryland, ZIP Code 21853 has about 11,161 residents. At $51,710, its median household income sits in line with Somerset County's $52,462.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21853's population declined 6.7% from 11,957 to 11,161, while its median gross rent rose 32.9% from $732 to $973.

Owners occupy 54.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,161
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,710
Median home value: $167,000
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 4,962
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,95711,161

Median household income

$34,475$51,710

Median home value

$146,000$167,000

Median gross rent

$732$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,957	$34,475	$146,000	$732
2020	11,437	$37,813	$137,500	$779
2021	10,510	$46,558	$142,900	$867
2022	10,659	$55,000	$156,800	$971
2023	11,161	$51,710	$167,000	$973

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2420.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	645	5.8%
5 to 17	1,807	16.2%
18 to 24	2,304	20.6%
25 to 34	1,277	11.4%
35 to 44	1,247	11.2%
45 to 54	1,084	9.7%
55 to 64	1,226	11.0%
65 to 74	824	7.4%
75 and over	747	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,276	38.3%
Black or African American	5,448	48.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	807	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	628	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	595	9.3%
High school graduate	2,593	40.5%
Some college or associate's	1,826	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	918	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	473	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,179	69.9%
Carpooled	457	10.1%
Public transit	22	0.5%
Walked	287	6.3%
Bicycle	41	0.9%
Worked from home	400	8.8%
Other means	159	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,573	37.9%
15 to 29 min	1,200	29.0%
30 to 44 min	845	20.4%
45 to 59 min	336	8.1%
60+ min	191	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 27.6% (2,647 of 9,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,421	63.8%
Nonfamily households	1,372	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,793	76.4%
Vacant	1,169	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,067	54.5%
Renter-occupied	1,726	45.5%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units20.0%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,759	55.6%
1-unit, attached	76	1.5%
2 to 4 units	489	9.9%
5 to 19 units	990	20.0%
20 or more units	194	3.9%
Mobile home & other	454	9.1%

ZIP Code 21853

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