ZIP Code 21903

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cecil County, Maryland.

Population: 5,679
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $271,700

ZIP Code 21903 (Cecil County, Maryland) is home to about 5,679 residents. At $77,500, its median household income sits below Cecil County's $91,146.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21903's population declined 4.5% from 5,947 to 5,679, while its median gross rent rose 2.5% from $1,027 to $1,053.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.9% of the population. 81.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,679
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $271,700
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 2,451
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9475,679

Median household income

$74,904$77,500

Median home value

$225,900$271,700

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,947	$74,904	$225,900	$1,027
2020	5,794	$77,772	$243,300	$917
2021	5,658	$76,016	$265,100	$923
2022	5,332	$73,608	$285,600	$1,056
2023	5,679	$77,500	$271,700	$1,053

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	410	7.2%
5 to 17	845	14.9%
18 to 24	406	7.1%
25 to 34	614	10.8%
35 to 44	709	12.5%
45 to 54	494	8.7%
55 to 64	1,152	20.3%
65 to 74	616	10.8%
75 and over	433	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,423	77.9%
Black or African American	628	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	346	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	282	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	8.4%
High school graduate	1,372	34.1%
Some college or associate's	1,441	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	512	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	355	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,288	81.0%
Carpooled	144	5.1%
Public transit	11	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	336	11.9%
Other means	47	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	541	21.7%
15 to 29 min	909	36.5%
30 to 44 min	477	19.2%
45 to 59 min	328	13.2%
60+ min	235	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 12.1% (676 of 5,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,453	62.6%
Nonfamily households	869	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,322	94.7%
Vacant	129	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,763	75.9%
Renter-occupied	559	24.1%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached13.3%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,453	59.3%
1-unit, attached	326	13.3%
2 to 4 units	106	4.3%
5 to 19 units	414	16.9%
20 or more units	105	4.3%
Mobile home & other	47	1.9%

ZIP Code 21903

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