21523 Zip Code (Bloomington, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 133
Zip code population in 2010: 286
Zip code population in 2000: 284

Houses and condos: 58
Renter-occupied apartments: 7
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21523: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 188 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,223 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 21523:

• High school or higher: 100.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21523:

• Never married: 25.5%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 5.3%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 10881.2%White
  • 1712.8%Asian
  • 86.0%Two or more races

Urban population: 111
Rural population: 21

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21523, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,650 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,650
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $38,330 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,330
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 937.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6050.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $133 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$133
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21523, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,864 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,864
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $36,467 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,467
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $150 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$150
Maryland:	$1,413

Earned income credit: $1,767 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21523, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,000 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,000
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $30,794 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,794
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $660 (reported on 39.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$660
Maryland:	$1,701

Taxable dividends: $1,200 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$933 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$933
State:	+$15,888

Total itemized deductions: $14,227 (27% of AGI, reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,227
State:	$22,960

Here:	27.2% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $929 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$929
State:	$4,031

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $3,122 (reported on 68.9% of returns)

21523:	$3,122
State:	$10,167

Earned income credit: $1,958 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,958
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.8%

Here:	75%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 21540, 26750, 21562, 21521, 21561, 26726.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 58

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (7 now married, 11 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21523 with a mortgage: 51 (9 second mortgage)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 21523 household income distribution in 2022

• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21523

• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,311

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $104,312

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $154,517

Here:	$154,517
State:	$526,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 51
• 5 to 9: 7

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21523

• 81.2%51Drove a car alone
• 14.3%9Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21523

• 145 to 9 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 133

• Male householders: 52 (8 living alone), Female householders: 7 (0 living alone)

• 37 spouses (37 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 7 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person

14 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

87.2% of residents of 21523 zip code speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 44% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLOOMINGTON SCHOOL (334 NORTH BRANCH AVENUE in BLOOMINGTON, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110401
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BLOOMINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (121 OWENS AVENUE in BLOOMINGTON, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: BLOOMINGTON WWTP, BLOOMINTON WASTEWATER TRMT. PL

Population in 1990: 898.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 108
• South: 6

70% of the 21523 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

94% of the 21523 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 26 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (36.2%), and Outside Fires (32.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21523
• 5436.2%Structure Fires
• 4832.2%Outside Fires
• 2919.5%Other
• 1812.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21523, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21523 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	7	80.7 years
Charles	6	82.0 years
William	6	79.2 years
Edward	3	80.3 years
James	3	73.0 years
John	3	58.3 years
Richard	3	71.0 years
Edna	2	74.5 years
Daniel	2	75.0 years
Ethel	2	66.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 21523 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Moorehead	8	73.9 years
Pattison	5	69.0 years
Miller	5	75.0 years
Bosley	4	63.5 years
Beard	4	76.8 years
Harvey	4	79.5 years
Rosier	4	81.7 years
Warnick	3	76.0 years
Streets	3	74.7 years
Howard	3	88.0 years