ZIP Code 21904

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cecil County, Maryland.

Population: 6,401
Median household income: $84,375
Median home value: $318,800

ZIP Code 21904 (Cecil County, Maryland) is home to about 6,401 residents. At $84,375, its median household income sits below Cecil County's $91,146.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 21904's population declined 9.5% from 7,075 to 6,401, while its median gross rent rose 27.4% from $977 to $1,245.

Owners occupy 84.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,401
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $84,375
Median home value: $318,800
Median gross rent: $1,245
Housing units: 2,787
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0756,401

Median household income

$86,528$84,375

Median home value

$245,700$318,800

Median gross rent

$977$1,245

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,075	$86,528	$245,700	$977
2020	6,484	$92,765	$258,600	$1,087
2021	6,386	$88,657	$260,900	$1,106
2022	5,975	$89,797	$298,800	$1,158
2023	6,401	$84,375	$318,800	$1,245

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	227	3.5%
5 to 17	1,231	19.2%
18 to 24	661	10.3%
25 to 34	408	6.4%
35 to 44	905	14.1%
45 to 54	932	14.6%
55 to 64	1,151	18.0%
65 to 74	552	8.6%
75 and over	334	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,368	83.9%
Black or African American	355	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	109	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	552	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	365	8.5%
High school graduate	1,614	37.7%
Some college or associate's	1,223	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	508	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	572	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,074	72.3%
Carpooled	271	9.4%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	173	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	279	9.7%
Other means	63	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	371	14.3%
15 to 29 min	894	34.5%
30 to 44 min	778	30.0%
45 to 59 min	232	9.0%
60+ min	316	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 7.5% (478 of 6,393)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,770	73.2%
Nonfamily households	647	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,417	86.7%
Vacant	370	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,041	84.4%
Renter-occupied	376	15.6%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,901	68.2%
1-unit, attached	107	3.8%
2 to 4 units	122	4.4%
5 to 19 units	119	4.3%
20 or more units	40	1.4%
Mobile home & other	498	17.9%

ZIP Code 21904

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