21861 Zip Code (Sharptown, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 776
Zip code population in 2010: 757
Zip code population in 2000: 649

Houses and condos: 350
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21861: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 296 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: $1,309 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,337 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 21861:

• High school or higher: 91.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21861:

• Never married: 34.2%
• Now married: 51.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 70490.7%White
  • 526.7%Black
  • 121.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 81.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21861, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,995 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,995
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $33,344 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,344
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $10k, 74.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,349 (reported on 44.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,349
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,218 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,218
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,067 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,067
State:	+$15,888

Profit/loss from business: +$2,519 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,519
State:	+$12,221

IRA payment deduction: $1,833 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

21861:	$1,833
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $14,250 (23% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,250
State:	$22,960

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,694 (3% of AGI, reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,694
State:	$4,031

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $3,961 (reported on 76.8% of returns)

21861:	$3,961
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,899 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,899
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $10k, 52.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21659, 21837, 19931, 21830, 19973, 19940.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 273

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (1 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 205 (77 now married, 128 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21861 with a mortgage: 169 (14 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,276
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $517

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

• Zip code 21861 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 4$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 140$75,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21861

• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 60$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21861

• 2$450 to $499
• 12$500 to $549
• 1$700 to $749
• 12$750 to $799
• 24$900 to $999
• 11$1,000 to $1,249

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,149.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $171,926
• Two or more races householders: $165,314

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,690 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,568 - $222,688

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $247,462

Here:	$247,462
State:	$526,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 335
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 10

Unemployment: 4.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21861

• 83.9%364Drove a car alone
• 8.5%37Carpooled
• 4.1%18Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21861

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 125 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 715 to 19 minutes
• 15120 to 24 minutes
• 5125 to 29 minutes
• 7930 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 5745 to 59 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 776

• Male householders: 162 (18 living alone), Female householders: 154 (36 living alone)

• 148 spouses (148 opposite-sex spouses), 45 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 179 children (144 natural, 0 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 24 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 26 2-persons, 3 4-persons

78 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (22 men, 21 women).

96.3% of residents of 21861 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• J V WELLS INCORPORATED (11686 SAN DOMINGO ROAD in SHARPTOWN, MD)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.
  Alternative names: J V WELLS LUMBER CO, WELLS, J.V., INC - SHARPTOWN

• SHARPTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (NANTICOKE STREET in SHARPTOWN, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• SHARPTOWN WWTP (LITTLE WATER STREET in SHARPTOWN, 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: SHARPTOWN, TOWN OF STP, SHARPTOWN, TOWN OF WWTP

• WISE OIL AND FUEL INCORPORATED (806 SOUTH MAIN STREET in SHARPTOWN, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Organizations: WISE WILLIAM L III (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: WISE OIL & FUEL, INC. - SHARPTOWN

• CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELE CO (PERRY & VINE STREETS in SHARPTOWN, MD)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• WISE - MART II (806 SOUTH MAIN STREET in SHARPTOWN, MD)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%

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

• This state: 536
• Northeast: 66
• Midwest: 6
• South: 123
• West: 17

61% of the 21861 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

90% of the 21861 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

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

• Construction: Other Building Finishing Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Tile and Terrazzo Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.01

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 11. The highest number of fire incidents - 22 took place in 2011, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.5%), and Outside Fires (29.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21861
• 11458.5%Structure Fires
• 5729.2%Outside Fires
• 157.7%Other
• 94.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21861, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21861 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	16	71.5 years
William	12	70.3 years
Mary	8	78.3 years
John	8	75.0 years
Robert	7	73.1 years
Dorothy	7	80.2 years
Thomas	7	69.8 years
Harry	6	88.5 years
Ralph	5	79.2 years
George	5	73.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 21861 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bennett	22	77.7 years
Phillips	12	81.1 years
Lowe	9	78.7 years
Fletcher	8	83.7 years
Willin	8	75.6 years
Brown	7	76.0 years
Stanley	7	74.4 years
Lankford	7	75.1 years
Marine	6	79.7 years
Rayfield	5	85.4 years