21824 Zip Code (Smith Island, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 253
Zip code population in 2010: 198
Zip code population in 2000: 279

Houses and condos: 143
Renter-occupied apartments: 20
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21824: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 115 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: $729 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,167 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 21824:

• High school or higher: 73.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21824:

• Never married: 13.9%
• Now married: 75.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 7.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21824, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,869 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,869
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $17,135 (reported on 61.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,135
State:	$52,211

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Maryland:	$1,701

Profit/loss from business: +$5,736 (reported on 63.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,736
State:	+$12,221

Total tax: $1,608 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

21824:	$1,608
State:	$10,167

Earned income credit: $895 (reported on 45.2% of returns)

Here:	$895
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 21866, 23440, 21817, 21821, 21627, 22530.
Smith Island Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 114

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (23 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21824 with a mortgage: 36
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $711
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $430

• Zip code 21824 household income distribution in 2022

• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 47$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21824

• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 72$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,498

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,494 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,613 - $127,841

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $105,797

Here:	$105,797
State:	$526,819

Mobile homes: $75,916

Here:	$75,916
State:	$89,353

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 131
• Mobile homes: 10

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21824

• 32.5%31Drove a car alone
• 9.4%9Walked
• 24.1%23Other means
• 39.9%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21824

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 1610 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 620 to 24 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 105.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 253

• Male householders: 54 (25 living alone), Female householders: 66 (2 living alone)

• 60 spouses (60 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 67 children (67 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 24 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person

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

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EWELL WWTP-SMITH ISLAND (3780 SMITH ISLAND ROAD in EWELL, 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
  Organizations: SOMERSET CO. SANITARY DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: EWELL STP (SOMERSET CO.SAN.DIS, SOMERSET CO. SAN. DISTRICT

• A & N ELECTRIC (20967 CALEB JONES RD in EWELL, MD)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: A & N ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

• EWELL SCHOOL (4005 SMITH ISLAND RD in EWELL, MD)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-191003
  Organizations: SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CAPITAL WATER WORKS ASSN (NOT AVAILABLE in EWELL, MD)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-1416, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• MID TOWN WATER WORKS ASSN (BOX 31 in EWELL, MD)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-1420, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 252. Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+10.7%).

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

• This state: 196
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 19
• South: 22

94% of the 21824 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

95% of the 21824 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Amusement Arcades (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 21824 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	3	69.7 years
Edward	3	83.0 years
Edith	2	88.5 years
Donald	2	70.0 years
Harry	2	82.0 years
Anna	2	82.5 years
Doris	2	64.5 years
Arthur	2	75.5 years
Elmer	2	80.5 years
Benjamin	2	87.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 21824 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Evans	42	75.9 years
Somers	10	79.8 years
Tyler	10	79.4 years
Bradshaw	6	74.3 years
Marshall	6	78.2 years
Brimer	4	76.5 years
Whitelock	4	75.2 years
Corbin	3	81.7 years
Dize	3	77.1 years
Harrison	3	86.0 years