21531 Zip Code (Friendsville, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,888
Zip code population in 2010: 2,227
Zip code population in 2000: 2,294

Houses and condos: 1,317
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 21531: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,742 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,142 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21531:

• High school or higher: 88.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21531:

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 54.9%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 10.5%

• 
• • 2,18398.0%White
  • 180.8%Two or more races
  • 130.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 60.3%American Indian
  • 40.2%Black
  • 30.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21531, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,798 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,798
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $36,462 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,462
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $742 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$742
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,800 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,800
State:	$6,933

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,530 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,530
State:	+$14,830

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,247 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,247
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,688 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

21531:	$8,688
Maryland:	$17,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,571 (23% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,571
State:	$27,886

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,122 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,122
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,108 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

21531:	$8,108
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,142 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,142
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k, 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21531, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,664 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,664
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $28,215 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,215
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.4% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,636 (reported on 36.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,636
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,035 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,035
State:	$4,235

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

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,051 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$12,051
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,208 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,208
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,789 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

21531:	$2,789
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $14,058 (22% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,058
State:	$22,960

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,366 (3% of AGI, reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,366
State:	$4,031

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,833 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

21531:	$3,833
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,721 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,721
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.4%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $10k, 56.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21541, 21520, 15459, 15411, 15424, 26525.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 800

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (29 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 244 (155 now married, 86 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21531 with a mortgage: 347 (25 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,196
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $408

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 21531 household income distribution in 2019

• 62Less than $10,000
• 45$10,000 to $14,999
• 47$15,000 to $19,999
• 60$20,000 to $24,999
• 61$25,000 to $29,999
• 30$30,000 to $34,999
• 101$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 79$50,000 to $59,999
• 71$60,000 to $74,999
• 95$75,000 to $99,999
• 78$100,000 to $124,999
• 49$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 21531

• 9Less than $10,000
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 30$60,000 to $69,999
• 82$70,000 to $79,999
• 23$80,000 to $89,999
• 35$90,000 to $99,999
• 58$100,000 to $124,999
• 58$125,000 to $149,999
• 65$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 83$200,000 to $249,999
• 112$250,000 to $299,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 43$400,000 to $499,999
• 22$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 21531

• 3Less than $100
• 16$100 to $149
• 3$200 to $249
• 10$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 16$350 to $399
• 12$400 to $449
• 21$500 to $549
• 2$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 1$750 to $799
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 47No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $543.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,726

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $161,992 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,181 - $273,712

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $262,076

Here:	$262,076
State:	$437,771

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,445,722

Here:	$2,445,722
State:	$269,747

Mobile homes: $99,894

Here:	$99,894
State:	$89,075

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 972
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 13
• 20 to 49: 21
• Mobile homes: 261

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21531

• 78.3%713Drove a car alone
• 14.8%135Carpooled
• 0.7%6Other means
• 5.9%54Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21531

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 955 to 9 minutes
• 4010 to 14 minutes
• 11615 to 19 minutes
• 9820 to 24 minutes
• 6025 to 29 minutes
• 11430 to 34 minutes
• 4535 to 39 minutes
• 8740 to 44 minutes
• 8845 to 59 minutes
• 6160 to 89 minutes
• 4190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,888

• Male householders: 530 (198 living alone), Female householders: 372 (117 living alone)

• 433 spouses (428 opposite-sex spouses), 45 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 436 children (422 natural, 13 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 29 non-relatives

Size of family households: 304 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 21 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 314 1-person, 43 2-persons

228 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (30 men, 23 women).

96.2% of residents of 21531 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAMP SUNRISE MOUNTAIN WWTP (490 CANEY VALLEY ROAD in FRIENDSVILLE, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  Alternative names: PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE

• MOUNTAIN SURF (276 MAPLE STREET in FRIENDSVILLE, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: WATERPROOF OUTERWEAR
  

• MARYLAND MINERALS,INC.-SAVAGE (568 HOYES SANG RUN ROAD in FRIENDSVILLE, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: MARYLAND MINERALS - SAVAGE QUARRY

• KEYSTONE LIME CO., INC.- GARRETT CO. HOT MIX PLANT (545 BISHOFF ROAD in FRIENDSVILLE, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM REFINING; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  

• KEYSTONE LIME-SANG RUN (545 BISHOFF ROAD in FRIENDSVILLE, MD)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Alternative names: KEYSTONE LIME COMPANY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 2,021. Population change in the 1990s: +273 (+13.5%).

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

• This state: 1,074
• Northeast: 447
• Midwest: 63
• South: 208
• West: 54

73% of the 21531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

93% of the 21531 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of fires - 23 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (22.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21531
• 10055.2%Structure Fires
• 4022.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 3418.8%Outside Fires
• 73.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21531, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21531 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	21	76.1 years
Mary	20	81.6 years
William	20	73.2 years
John	20	76.3 years
Robert	18	72.5 years
George	13	80.4 years
James	11	75.5 years
Paul	8	74.7 years
Helen	7	78.2 years
Oliver	7	75.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 21531 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Friend	49	79.3 years
Frazee	29	78.2 years
Fike	28	79.3 years
Thomas	22	76.1 years
Sisler	19	75.7 years
Frantz	17	81.0 years
Savage	15	76.1 years
Humberson	15	80.8 years
Bowser	14	81.2 years
Vansickle	14	74.6 years