ZIP Code 21871

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, Maryland.

Population: 1,635
Median household income: $52,064
Median home value: $201,500

ZIP Code 21871 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, Maryland, home to about 1,635 residents. The median household income of $52,064 is in line with the Somerset County median ($52,462).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21871's population declined 25.6% from 2,198 to 1,635, while its median gross rent rose 39.3% from $682 to $950.

89.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,635
Median age: 58.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,064
Median home value: $201,500
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 851
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1981,635

Median household income

$60,108$52,064

Median home value

$168,000$201,500

Median gross rent

$682$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,198	$60,108	$168,000	$682
2020	2,031	$60,784	$166,800	$875
2021	1,799	$57,857	$169,000	$863
2022	1,747	$51,500	$195,200	$880
2023	1,635	$52,064	$201,500	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6427.6%

65 to 7418.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	3.1%
5 to 17	106	6.5%
18 to 24	124	7.6%
25 to 34	130	8.0%
35 to 44	163	10.0%
45 to 54	153	9.4%
55 to 64	451	27.6%
65 to 74	306	18.7%
75 and over	152	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,062	65.0%
Black or African American	368	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	79	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	2.1%
Two or more races	57	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	16.5%
High school graduate	490	36.2%
Some college or associate's	360	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	206	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	76	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	712	89.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	5	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	13.4%
15 to 29 min	209	29.1%
30 to 44 min	301	42.0%
45 to 59 min	96	13.4%
60+ min	15	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 10.0% (157 of 1,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	63.8%
Nonfamily households	265	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	733	86.1%
Vacant	118	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	654	89.2%
Renter-occupied	79	10.8%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	760	89.3%
1-unit, attached	7	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10	1.2%
5 to 19 units	11	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63	7.4%

ZIP Code 21871

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