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21840 Zip Code (Nanticoke, MD) Detailed Profile




Cities: Nanticoke, MD (20.46%), Waterview, MD (3.90%), Nanticoke Acres, MD (2.08%), Jesterville, MD (0.28%)
County: Wicomico County, MD
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 541
Zip code population in 2010: 375
Zip code population in 2000: 423

Houses and condos: 467
Renter-occupied apartments: 51
% of renters here:

26%
State:

32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21840: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 103 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 21840
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $193 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,357 (0.6%)

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Males: 246  (45.5%)
Females: 295  (54.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 21840:

  • High school or higher: 99.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 13.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 58.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21840:

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

Zip code 21840 compared to state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 21840 (2022)
    • 39873.6%White
    • 12422.9%Two or more races
    • 193.5%Black
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According to our research of Maryland and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 21840 zip code as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 21840 is 319 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

47.6 years
Maryland median age:

39.7 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.7 people
Maryland:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21840, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,461 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$64,461
State:

$86,905

Salary/wage: $51,808 (reported on 72.2% of returns)
Here:

$51,808
State:

$73,953
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1053.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2527.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,520 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,520
Maryland:

$1,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Ordinary dividends: $3,500 (reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,500
State:

$8,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 466.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,167 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:

+$11,167
State:

+$25,238
(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,950 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
21840:

$10,950
Maryland:

$20,944
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 547.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)


Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.9%
Here:

89%
State:

90%
(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21840, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,070 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$46,070
State:

$72,703

Salary/wage: $39,236 (reported on 70.0% of returns)
Here:

$39,236
State:

$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $843 (reported on 35.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$843
Maryland:

$1,413

Ordinary dividends: $2,525 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,525
State:

$6,933

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,500 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
21840:

$8,500
Maryland:

$17,065

Total itemized deductions: $20,133 (23% of AGI, reported on 30.0% of returns)
Here:

$20,133
State:

$27,886

Here:

22.9% of AGI
State:

22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.1% for AGIs below $25k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,060 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,060
State:

$4,452

Taxes paid: $7,767 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
21840:

$7,767
State:

$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,367 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,367
State:

$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.0%
Here:

45%
State:

52%
(% for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21840, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,094 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$45,094
State:

$60,339

Salary/wage: $30,586 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
Here:

$30,586
State:

$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 113.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 33.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,759 (reported on 41.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,759
Maryland:

$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,689 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,689
State:

$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,200 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:

+$6,200
State:

+$15,888

Profit/loss from business: +$5,036 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:

+$5,036
State:

+$12,221

Total itemized deductions: $16,603 (23% of AGI, reported on 35.4% of returns)
Here:

$16,603
State:

$22,960

Here:

22.9% of AGI
State:

23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,136 (3% of AGI, reported on 30.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,136
State:

$4,031

Here:

3.0% of AGI
State:

3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $6,572 (reported on 71.9% of returns)
21840:

$6,572
State:

$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,933
State:

$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.4%
Here:

59%
State:

55%
(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $10k, 52.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nanticoke, MD (21840) map Nearest zip codes: 21814, 21865, 21821, 21856, 21627, 21672.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

28.8%
Maryland:

45.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

0.0%
Maryland:

46.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 36
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 163


Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 118 (25 now married, 92 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 21840 with a mortgage: 97
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

7.3
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  • Notable location: Nanticoke Wharf (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Churches in zip code 21840 include: Asbury Church (A), Nanticoke United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Swamps: Al White Marsh (A), Stump Point Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Back Landing Creek (A), Broad Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Stacey Gut (D), Rock Hole Gut (E), Jones Creek (F), Fitts Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 02010 to 2019
  • 182000 to 2009
  • 191990 to 1999
  • 641980 to 1989
  • 531970 to 1979
  • 991960 to 1969
  • 141950 to 1959
  • 01940 to 1949
  • 1901939 or earlier

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Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nanticoke, MD (21840)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nanticoke, MD (21840)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 172 bedrooms
  • 973 bedrooms
  • 314 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nanticoke, MD (21840)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nanticoke, MD (21840)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 02 bedrooms
  • 503 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke, MD (21840) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke, MD (21840) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 01 vehicle
  • 722 vehicles
  • 603 vehicles
  • 124 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke, MD (21840) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke, MD (21840) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 201 vehicle
  • 312 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 21840 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 21840 household income distribution in 2022
  • 14$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$50,000 to $59,999
  • 36$60,000 to $74,999
  • 47$75,000 to $99,999
  • 15$150,000 to $199,999
  • 66$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21840

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21840
  • 77Less than $10,000
  • 9$125,000 to $149,999
  • 16$150,000 to $174,999
  • 22$175,000 to $199,999
  • 15$250,000 to $299,999
  • 18$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21840

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21840
  • 41$600 to $649
  • 21No cash rent

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $354,269
  • Black or African American householders: $284,404

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $202,593
Here:

$202,593
State:

$526,819
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 21840
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 463

Unemployment: 13.4%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21840

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21840
  • 84.6%229Drove a car alone
  • 11.1%30Carpooled
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21840

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21840
  • 2925 to 29 minutes
  • 14640 to 44 minutes
  • 3045 to 59 minutes
  • 4890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 541
  • Male householders: 102 (0 living alone), Female householders: 97 (38 living alone)
  • 122 spouses (122 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (40 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 165 children (132 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 13 4-persons, 31 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person

All residents speak English at home

Foreign born population: 18 (3.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

3.4%
Whole state:

16.7%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 106%Sweden
Most common first ancestries reported in 21840
  • 35%German
  • 28%English
  • 20%Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 16Before 1990

Zip code 21840 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • NANTICOKE FOODS LLC (20363 HARBOR ROAD in NANTICOKE, MD)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS; FOOD PREPARATIONS
    Alternative names: NANTIOCKE FOODS,LLC.

Zip code 21840 marital status for males
Zip code 21840 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 40.8%Electricity
  • 27.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.9%Wood
  • 6.8%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 358. Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+18.2%).

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

  • This state: 427
  • Northeast: 92

70% of the 21840 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

92% of the 21840 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 96% moved from this county.

Year householders moved into unit in Nanticoke, MD (21840)
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
Maryland:

14.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Maryland:

20.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022

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

  • Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$161,1904$193,10019$207,1462$97,3703$167,7170$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$196,0500$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$83,5209$208,6841$118,6801$250,7402$47,165
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$06$213,1280$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$293,9600$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0108.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$210,380
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0108.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 21840
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 21840 - Value
Most common first names in zip code 21840 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1178.1 years
Robert873.4 years
William670.7 years
John573.6 years
Marie487.5 years
Mary486.2 years
Martha371.0 years
Margaret375.7 years
Alice384.7 years
Clarence378.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 21840 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Nutter3678.0 years
Wallace1281.8 years
Elsey1177.6 years
White1082.1 years
Evans879.1 years
Jones776.7 years
Barclay779.0 years
Willing779.4 years
Turner780.0 years
Waters776.5 years
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