ZIP Code 21874

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Population: 1,847
Median household income: $74,545
Median home value: $219,500

ZIP Code 21874 (Wicomico County, Maryland) is home to about 1,847 residents. At $74,545, its median household income sits in line with Wicomico County's $72,861.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21874's population declined 1.4% from 1,874 to 1,847, while its median gross rent rose 25.4% from $1,180 to $1,480.

80.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,847
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,545
Median home value: $219,500
Median gross rent: $1,480
Housing units: 768
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8741,847

Median household income

$45,513$74,545

Median home value

$143,800$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,480

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,874	$45,513	$143,800	$1,180
2020	1,917	$45,898	$144,000	$1,177
2021	2,239	$66,447	$161,800	$1,306
2022	2,222	$75,655	$193,100	$1,367
2023	1,847	$74,545	$219,500	$1,480

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	7.7%
5 to 17	439	23.8%
18 to 24	96	5.2%
25 to 34	122	6.6%
35 to 44	263	14.2%
45 to 54	249	13.5%
55 to 64	338	18.3%
65 to 74	126	6.8%
75 and over	71	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,287	69.7%
Black or African American	43	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	9	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	143	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	364	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	13.9%
High school graduate	377	32.2%
Some college or associate's	407	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	130	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	93	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	749	87.1%
Carpooled	24	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	9.4%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	19.1%
15 to 29 min	410	52.6%
30 to 44 min	154	19.8%
45 to 59 min	22	2.8%
60+ min	44	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 26.0% (478 of 1,842)

	Count	Share
Family households	509	71.3%
Nonfamily households	205	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	714	93.0%
Vacant	54	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	509	71.3%
Renter-occupied	205	28.7%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	615	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	144	18.8%

ZIP Code 21874

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