21539 Zip Code (Lonaconing, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 2,755
Zip code population in 2010: 2,819
Zip code population in 2000: 2,853

Houses and condos: 1,208
Renter-occupied apartments: 270
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 21539: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 79 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,206 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $950 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 21539:

• High school or higher: 90.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
• Unemployed: 10.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21539:

• Never married: 22.4%
• Now married: 56.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 10.9%
• Divorced: 10.3%

• 
• • 2,74496.2%White
  • 361.3%Black
  • 220.8%Two or more races
  • 120.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.1%Asian
  • 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 1,622
Rural population: 1,132

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21539, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,737 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,737
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $35,981 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$35,981
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $492 (reported on 33.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$492
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,478 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,478
State:	$6,933

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$200 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$14,830

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,892 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,892
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,740 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

21539:	$10,740
Maryland:	$17,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,360 (21% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,360
State:	$27,886

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,217 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,217
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,580 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

21539:	$6,580
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,208 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,208
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21539, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,306 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,306
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $31,718 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,718
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $776 (reported on 44.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$776
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,145 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,145
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$262 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$262
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,176 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,176
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,543 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

21539:	$2,543
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $15,276 (22% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,276
State:	$22,960

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,417 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,417
State:	$4,031

Here:	3.5% 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, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,695 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

21539:	$3,695
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,740 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,740
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.2%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 45.9% for AGIs below $10k, 56.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21542, 21557, 21521, 21562, 21532, 21543.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 154
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 870

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 39 (23 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 527 (263 now married, 263 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21539 with a mortgage: 306 (27 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $997
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $413

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 21539 household income distribution in 2017

• 63Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 60$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 44$25,000 to $29,999
• 43$30,000 to $34,999
• 73$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 85$45,000 to $49,999
• 72$50,000 to $59,999
• 155$60,000 to $74,999
• 173$75,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 21539

• 3Less than $10,000
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 53$40,000 to $49,999
• 57$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $69,999
• 46$70,000 to $79,999
• 52$80,000 to $89,999
• 43$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $174,999
• 47$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 16$250,000 to $299,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 21539

• 3Less than $100
• 11$150 to $199
• 9$200 to $249
• 16$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 38$350 to $399
• 16$400 to $449
• 24$450 to $499
• 20$500 to $549
• 2$600 to $649
• 2$700 to $749
• 5$750 to $799
• 8$800 to $899
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 16$2,000 to $2,499
• 65No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $576.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,132
• Two or more races householders: $69,097

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $100,422 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,463 - $177,232

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 839
• One, attached: 203
• Two: 46
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 1
• 20 to 49: 22
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 31

Unemployment: 10.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21539

• 90.5%974Drove a car alone
• 4.6%50Carpooled
• 3.3%35Walked
• 1.2%13Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21539

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 905 to 9 minutes
• 5510 to 14 minutes
• 11215 to 19 minutes
• 29020 to 24 minutes
• 16625 to 29 minutes
• 25030 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 1960 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,664

• In family households: 2,301 (364 male householders, 391 female householders)

  625 spouses, 708 children (668 natural, 15 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 25 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 361 (102 male householders (89 living alone)), 168 female householders (122 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 90 (64 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 366 2-persons, 176 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 57 2-persons, 3 3-persons

396 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (32 men, 32 women).

97.3% of residents of 21539 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 45% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUFFALO COAL COMPANY - #359 (1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONACONING in LONACONING, 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: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES
  Alternative names: ', BUFFALO COAL COMPANY,INC., BUFFALO COAL COMPANY - # 326, BUFFALO COAL # 326

• BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, INC. - LONACONING TIPPLE (ROUTE 135 NORTH in LONACONING, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  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
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING; COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES
  Alternative names: BUFFALO COAL CO., BUFFALO COAL CO_TIPPLE MINE# 5, BUFFALO COAL CO., LONACONING MINE 5, LONACONING (MINE # 5), MINE #5

• PINE MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY (RED BIRD LANE in LONACONING, 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: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES
  Alternative names: PINE MOUNTAIN COAL (SM-95-424), WEIR-JONES MINE

• BEECHWOOD MINE (2.0 MILES OF LONACONING,MD in LONACONING, MD)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: BUFFALO COAL COMPANY,INC.

• CLISE COAL COMPANY,INC. (KOONTZ MINE in LONACONING, MD)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES
  Alternative names: CLISE COAL COMPANY,INC___/SE.

• PAUL'S AUTO BODY (BOX 98 AVOLTON ROAD in LONACONING, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
  

• LONACONING AUTO BODY (RT 36 N BOX 33-B in LONACONING, 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) , BITTINGER, DWIGHT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LANACONING AUTO BODY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.0%

Population in 1990: 3,494.

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

• This state: 2,282
• Northeast: 80
• Midwest: 16
• South: 266
• West: 22

74% of the 21539 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

92% of the 21539 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00

Most common first names in zip code 21539 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	81	73.5 years
Mary	73	82.4 years
John	69	77.1 years
James	63	73.7 years
Margaret	35	85.4 years
Charles	31	74.2 years
Thomas	26	74.3 years
Robert	24	74.2 years
George	22	76.4 years
Elizabeth	22	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 21539 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Green	37	77.3 years
Miller	31	77.8 years
Broadwater	29	75.5 years
Smith	27	78.5 years
Beeman	27	78.4 years
Wilson	18	73.2 years
Crowe	18	78.8 years
Robertson	18	75.2 years
Fazenbaker	16	74.6 years
Warnick	16	74.0 years