Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,923
| This zip code: | $40,923 | | Maryland: | $68,080 |
Nearest zip codes: 21522, 21541, 21531, 15411, 21536, 21561.
Housing units in zip code 21520 with a mortgage: 182 (10 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,161
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $359
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.1% | | Whole state: | 8.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 18
- 1995 to 1998: 97
- 1990 to 1994: 108
- 1980 to 1989: 168
- 1970 to 1979: 163
- 1960 to 1969: 103
- 1950 to 1959: 86
- 1940 to 1949: 31
- 1939 or earlier: 172
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Accident, MD (21520): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 24
- 2 bedrooms: 116
- 3 bedrooms: 313
- 4 bedrooms: 123
- 5 or more bedrooms: 25
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 35
- 2 bedrooms: 41
- 3 bedrooms: 47
- 4 bedrooms: 13
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 21520 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 10
- 1 vehicle: 160
- 2 vehicles: 293
- 3 vehicles: 113
- 4 vehicles: 17
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 19
- 1 vehicle: 68
- 2 vehicles: 41
- 3 vehicles: 16
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 1
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 21520:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 7
- $50,000 to $59,999: 12
- $60,000 to $69,999: 9
- $70,000 to $79,999: 8
- $80,000 to $89,999: 4
- $90,000 to $99,999: 4
- $100,000 to $124,999: 33
- $125,000 to $149,999: 39
- $150,000 to $174,999: 33
- $175,000 to $199,999: 52
- $200,000 to $249,999: 135
- $250,000 to $299,999: 74
- $300,000 to $399,999: 81
- $400,000 to $499,999: 19
- $500,000 to $749,999: 16
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 21520:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 6
- $200 to $249: 5
- $250 to $299: 7
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 4
- $400 to $449: 6
- $450 to $499: 1
- $500 to $549: 1
- No cash rent: 33
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $166,598.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $225,441
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $217,125 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
| 21520: | $217,125 | | Maryland: | $347,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $149,679 - $266,014
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $271,082| Here: | $271,082 | | State: | $459,189 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $271,673| Here: | $271,673 | | State: | $274,414 |
Mobile homes: $50,000| Here: | $50,000 | | State: | $45,619 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 749
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 to 49: 22
- Mobile homes: 136
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 653 (73%)
- Carpooled: 106 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (2%)
- Walked: 59 (7%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 56 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 97
- 5 to 9 minutes: 110
- 10 to 14 minutes: 106
- 15 to 19 minutes: 72
- 20 to 24 minutes: 94
- 25 to 29 minutes: 32
- 30 to 34 minutes: 91
- 35 to 39 minutes: 27
- 40 to 44 minutes: 40
- 45 to 59 minutes: 103
- 60 to 89 minutes: 15
- 90 or more minutes: 52
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,961
- In family households: 1,721 (453 male householders, 101 female householders)
474 spouses, 635 children (611 natural, 10 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 240 (76 male householders (60 living alone)), 131 female householders (127 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 241 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 16 2-persons, 4 5-persons.
450 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (17 men, 66 women).
97.6% of residents of 21520 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 8% not well).
Foreign born population: 10 (0.5%)
(80.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (50%)
- Other South America (30%)
- United Kingdom (20%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 8
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White population: 2,017
Black population: 15
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 10

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 640 |
|  United States or American: 280 |
|  Irish: 97 |
|  English: 88 |
|  Swiss: 44 |
|  Scottish: 30 |
|  Italian: 18 |
|  Other groups: 18 |
|  Dutch: 12 |
|  French (except Basque): 10 |
|  Lithuanian: 9 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Polish: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 7 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  British: 5 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Latvian: 4 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (86 PRIDE PARKWAY in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
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: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: BOARD OF ED OF GARRETT COUNTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORTHERN GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHERN HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL, NORTHERN HIGH EVENING SCHOOL
- PHENIX TECHNOLOGIES (116 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, OIL CONTROL
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMERS
Business NAICS classification: INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS.
- ACCIDENT WWTP (427 SOUTH MAIN STREET in ACCIDENT, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MD0110001 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MD0110001 2,
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: TOWN OF ACCIDENT, TOWN OF ACCIDENT WWTP
- AMOCO 312 S MAIN STREET (312 MAIN STREET, SOUTH in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- BEAR CREEK TROUT HATCHERY (956 FISH HATCHERY ROAD in ACCIDENT, 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: ANIMAL AQUACULTURE
Alternative names: MD. DEPT. FO NATURAL RESOURCES
- KEYSERS RIDGE AUTO TRUCK STOP (4008 NATIONAL PIKE in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Alternative names: KEYSER S RIDGE AUTO/TRUCK STOP
- MARYLAND MINERALS-SAVAGE (566 HOYES SANG RUN ROAD in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
Business SIC classification: CUT STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS
Alternative names: MD MINERALS INC., MARYLAND MINERALS - SAVAGE QUARRY
- MASTER CASTING (621 BRETHEREN CHURCH ROAD in ACCIDENT, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS
- ACCIDENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (534 ACCIDENT-BITTINGER RD in ACCIDENT, MD)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110501
Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (371 PRIDE PKWY in ACCIDENT, MD)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110511
Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTHERN HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL (US 219 NORTH in ACCIDENT, MD)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: GARRETT CO. BD OF EDUCATION, NORTHERN MID.& H S WWTP, NORTHERN MID.&HS WWTP
- MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (US RTE 40 AND RTE 219 in ACCIDENT, MD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MARYLAND STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $74,311
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Wood (22%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1148
- Northeast: 532
- Midwest: 89
- South: 192
- West: 31
68% of the 21520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 1,968. Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+4.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 3.2% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 8.3% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53
| Here: | 42.7% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- GREATER MARYLAND TOOL & MFG C (107 S MAIN ST in ACCIDENT, MD; small business): $1,674,619 in 166 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Nuclear Reactors, Circuit Breakers, Valves, Nonpowered, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, and more by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $320,600; 2001: $146,878; 2002: $0; 2003: $117,750; 2004: $56,473; 2005: $723,714; 2006: $254,196.
Biggest contracts:
$320,600 with Navy for Nuclear Reactors. Signed on 2000-05-22. Completion date: 2001-05-22.
$55,008 with Navy for Circuit Breakers. Signed on 1999-11-04. Completion date: 2000-06-01.
$49,500 with Navy for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2003-08-20. Completion date: 2004-02-17.
$45,000 with Navy for Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2001-12-14. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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