21838 Zip Code (MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,220
Zip code population in 2010: 1,736
Zip code population in 2000: 1,900

Houses and condos: 1,057
Renter-occupied apartments: 39
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21838: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 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: $1,644 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,314 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 21838:

• High school or higher: 90.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21838:

• Never married: 25.7%
• Now married: 56.4%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 10.9%

• 
• • 1,84483.1%White
  • 22210.0%Black
  • 944.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 592.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21838, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,786 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,786
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $45,655 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,655
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1263.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3690.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7066.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11176.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17518.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $673 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$673
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 122.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,933 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,933
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $25k, 111.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 290.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,062 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,062
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 466.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,071 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,071
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,980 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

21838:	$11,980
Maryland:	$20,944

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 714.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,771 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,771
State:	$30,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 296.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2518.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,900 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,900
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 590.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,643 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

21838:	$6,643
State:	$8,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 708.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,020 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,020
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.1% for AGIs below $25k, 69.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.5%

Here:	94%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 92.6% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21838, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,231 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,231
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $35,163 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,163
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $992 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$992
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,808 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,808
State:	$6,933

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,771 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,771
State:	+$14,830

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,027 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,027
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,850 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

21838:	$7,850
Maryland:	$17,065

Total itemized deductions: $20,617 (27% of AGI, reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,617
State:	$27,886

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,355 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,355
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,342 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

21838:	$7,342
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,228 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,228
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.4%

Here:	65%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 63.9% for AGIs below $25k, 52.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21838, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,752 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,752
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $32,332 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,332
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.3% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,325 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,325
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,976 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,976
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,171 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$14,171
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,097 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,097
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$548 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$548
State:	-$4,771

IRA payment deduction: $2,696 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

21838:	$2,696
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $15,983 (23% of AGI, reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,983
State:	$22,960

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,150 (5% of AGI, reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,150
State:	$4,031

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,178 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

21838:	$5,178
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,585 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,585
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.0%

Here:	64%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 57.2% for AGIs below $10k, 63.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21871, 23427, 21817, 23426, 21867, 21890.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 752

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 613 (290 now married, 323 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21838 with a mortgage: 562 (65 second mortgage, 60 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,457
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $442

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 21838 household income distribution in 2022

• 42$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 78$25,000 to $29,999
• 48$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $74,999
• 261$75,000 to $99,999
• 67$100,000 to $124,999
• 71$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 119$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21838

• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 72$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 125$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $174,999
• 44$175,000 to $199,999
• 118$200,000 to $249,999
• 83$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 54$400,000 to $499,999
• 50$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21838

• 5$600 to $649
• 10$750 to $799
• 16$1,250 to $1,499
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,501.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $222,568
• Black or African American householders: $169,219
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,383
• Two or more races householders: $181,383

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,304 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,619 - $271,915

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 941
• One, attached: 6
• 10 to 19: 15
• Mobile homes: 84

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21838

• 81.6%956Drove a car alone
• 9.0%106Carpooled
• 7.2%84Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21838

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 1575 to 9 minutes
• 11010 to 14 minutes
• 25215 to 19 minutes
• 11020 to 24 minutes
• 2325 to 29 minutes
• 6330 to 34 minutes
• 9235 to 39 minutes
• 13340 to 44 minutes
• 9145 to 59 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,220

• Male householders: 416 (46 living alone), Female householders: 437 (99 living alone)

• 529 spouses (529 opposite-sex spouses), 66 unmarried partners, (66 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 525 children (489 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 110 other relatives, 61 non-relatives

Size of family households: 246 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 62 2-persons, 6 3-persons

316 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (10 women).

95.8% of residents of 21838 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 19% well, 25% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MARION SCHOOL (28573 HUDSON CORNER ROAD in MARION, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: MARION SARAH PEYTON SCHOOL

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.0%

Population in 1990: 2,323.

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

• This state: 1,468
• Northeast: 315
• Midwest: 65
• South: 314
• West: 3

67% of the 21838 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

94% of the 21838 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 20. The highest number of fire incidents - 41 took place in 2011, and the least - 4 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (48.1%), and Structure Fires (37.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21838
• 16148.1%Outside Fires
• 12737.9%Structure Fires
• 247.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 236.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21838, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21838 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	30	75.3 years
John	29	75.1 years
George	26	71.4 years
Mary	21	82.3 years
Anna	12	79.1 years
Charles	11	72.6 years
James	11	75.9 years
Robert	10	72.7 years
Joseph	10	72.3 years
Samuel	10	75.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 21838 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Whittington	25	78.0 years
Ward	15	74.5 years
Johnson	14	76.5 years
Maddox	14	70.4 years
Bell	14	73.2 years
Williams	12	70.3 years
Jones	12	74.4 years
Evans	11	74.9 years
Marshall	9	72.8 years
Taylor	9	77.8 years