ZIP Code 21921

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cecil County, Maryland.

Population: 45,698
Median household income: $84,608
Median home value: $296,000

ZIP Code 21921 (Cecil County, Maryland) is home to about 45,698 residents. The median household income of $84,608 is below the Cecil County median ($91,146).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 21921's population declined 1.0% from 46,162 to 45,698, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $1,160 to $1,413.

The median gross rent is $1,413. 27.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,698
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,608
Median home value: $296,000
Median gross rent: $1,413
Housing units: 18,782
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,16245,698

Median household income

$72,992$84,608

Median home value

$234,300$296,000

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,162	$72,992	$234,300	$1,160
2020	45,225	$74,416	$235,100	$1,200
2021	44,793	$76,214	$243,500	$1,279
2022	45,081	$80,999	$274,800	$1,393
2023	45,698	$84,608	$296,000	$1,413

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,751	6.0%
5 to 17	7,772	17.0%
18 to 24	3,282	7.2%
25 to 34	6,920	15.1%
35 to 44	5,306	11.6%
45 to 54	5,652	12.4%
55 to 64	6,656	14.6%
65 to 74	4,682	10.2%
75 and over	2,677	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,633	75.8%
Black or African American	4,305	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	797	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	356	0.8%
Two or more races	2,646	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,904	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,470	7.7%
High school graduate	12,050	37.8%
Some college or associate's	8,485	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,829	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,059	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,055	77.2%
Carpooled	2,163	10.4%
Public transit	159	0.8%
Walked	288	1.4%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	1,823	8.8%
Other means	252	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,805	25.3%
15 to 29 min	6,382	33.7%
30 to 44 min	4,374	23.1%
45 to 59 min	1,764	9.3%
60+ min	1,639	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 13.6% (6,100 of 44,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,267	70.1%
Nonfamily households	5,226	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,493	93.1%
Vacant	1,289	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,954	68.3%
Renter-occupied	5,539	31.7%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,404	66.0%
1-unit, attached	2,098	11.2%
2 to 4 units	1,146	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,558	8.3%
20 or more units	685	3.6%
Mobile home & other	891	4.7%

ZIP Code 21921

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