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21620 Zip Code (Fairlee, MD) Detailed Profile




Cities: Fairlee, MD (2.93%), Chestertown, MD (2.17%), Kingstown, MD (1.93%), Georgetown, MD (1.10%), Tolchester, MD (0.46%)
Counties: Kent County, MD (79.63%), Queen Anne's County, MD (20.37%)
Estimated zip code population in 2021: 13,169
Zip code population in 2010: 12,853
Zip code population in 2000: 11,975

Houses and condos: 6,339
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,872
% of renters here:

34%
State:

32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21620: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 116.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 21620
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:

1.0% ($3,111)
Maryland:

1.0% ($3,660)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,059 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,316 (1.1%)

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Males: 6,461  (49.1%)
Females: 6,706  (50.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21620:

  • High school or higher: 92.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21620:

  • Never married: 36.4%
  • Now married: 42.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

Zip code 21620 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 21620 (2021)
    • 10,41479.1%White
    • 1,73913.2%Black
    • 4253.2%Two or more races
    • 4083.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1791.4%Asian
    • 20.02%Some other race
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Urban population: 7,006
Rural population: 6,162

Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $311,850
21620:

$311,850
Maryland:

$370,800



According to our research of Maryland and other state lists, there were 15 registered sex offenders living in 21620 zip code as of December 08, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 21620 is 857 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

42.3 years
Maryland median age:

39.3 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.1 people
Maryland:

2.6 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21620, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $78,932 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$78,932
State:

$86,905

Salary/wage: $55,349 (reported on 73.4% of returns)
Here:

$55,349
State:

$73,953
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1173.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3611.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6539.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8590.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16724.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 76984.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,334 (reported on 40.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,334
Maryland:

$1,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $25k, 42.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 139.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 308.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4007.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $18,277 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
Here:

$18,277
State:

$8,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.8% for AGIs below $25k, 108.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 263.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 423.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1363.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 27822.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,980 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:

+$23,980
State:

+$25,238
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 41.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 352.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1202.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 37568.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,452 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:

+$14,452
State:

+$11,398
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.0% for AGIs below $25k, 153.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 318.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 380.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 735.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6892.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,005 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
21620:

$23,005
Maryland:

$20,944
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $25k, 157.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 336.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 744.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1905.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6760.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $19,860 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
21620:

$19,860
Maryland:

$29,558
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 225.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,434 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:

$35,434
State:

$30,672
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.8% for AGIs below $25k, 228.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 756.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1117.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2833.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17875.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $12,082 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:

$12,082
State:

$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 22.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 559.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9425.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,453 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
21620:

$7,453
State:

$8,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.8% for AGIs below $25k, 49.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 197.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 297.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 709.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2535.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,007 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,007
State:

$2,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.3% for AGIs below $25k, 52.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%
Here:

92%
State:

90%
(% for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21620, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $78,817 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$78,817
State:

$72,703

Salary/wage: $46,345 (reported on 75.0% of returns)
Here:

$46,345
State:

$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,006 (reported on 45.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$3,006
Maryland:

$1,413
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $16,345 (reported on 30.3% of returns)
Here:

$16,345
State:

$6,933
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$40,906 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:

+$40,906
State:

+$14,830
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,195 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$16,195
State:

+$12,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,944 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
21620:

$19,944
Maryland:

$17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $14,520 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
21620:

$14,520
Maryland:

$24,439

Total itemized deductions: $32,038 (23% of AGI, reported on 45.0% of returns)
Here:

$32,038
State:

$27,886

Here:

23.0% of AGI
State:

22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.9% for AGIs below $25k, 15.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,515 (reported on 36.8% of returns)
Here:

$7,515
State:

$4,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $12,462 (reported on 44.8% of returns)
21620:

$12,462
State:

$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,989 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,989
State:

$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.1%
Here:

58%
State:

52%
(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 55.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 86.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21620, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $59,717 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$59,717
State:

$60,339

Salary/wage: $38,319 (reported on 75.8% of returns)
Here:

$38,319
State:

$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,891 (reported on 56.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,891
Maryland:

$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $11,982 (reported on 34.3% of returns)
Here:

$11,982
State:

$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$33,270 (reported on 27.3% of returns)
Here:

+$33,270
State:

+$15,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,643 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$16,643
State:

+$12,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$709 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
Here +$709
State -$4,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,302 (reported on 3.5% of returns)
21620:

$3,302
Maryland:

$2,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,477 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
Here:

$13,477
Maryland:

$17,155
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,857 (22% of AGI, reported on 43.4% of returns)
Here:

$22,857
State:

$22,960

Here:

21.7% of AGI
State:

23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.3% for AGIs below $10k, 13.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,177 (5% of AGI, reported on 37.8% of returns)
Here:

$5,177
State:

$4,031

Here:

4.6% of AGI
State:

3.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,267 (reported on 77.2% of returns)
21620:

$10,267
State:

$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,611 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,611
State:

$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%
Here:

64%
State:

55%
(% for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $10k, 62.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2021:
This zip code:

$63,801
Maryland:

$90,203
Fairlee, MD (21620) map Nearest zip codes: 21678, 21623, 21617, 21661, 21667, 21610.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

35.9%
Maryland:

47.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

4.8%
Maryland:

47.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 923
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,621


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 47 (29 now married, 17 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,823 (925 now married, 1,903 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 21620 with a mortgage: 2,326 (227 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 149 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 175

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,660
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $655

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

11.8%
Whole state:

10.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

3.9%
Whole state:

5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

7.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.3
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 21620: Browns Landing (A), Chestertown Business Park (B), Diehls Cross Roads (C), Great Oak Club and Golf Course (D), Kent Agricultural Center (E), Langford Farm (F), Radcliff Creek Industrial Park (G), Rees Cross Road (H), Rees Wharf (I), Buckingham Wharf (J), Cliffs Wharf (K), White House Farm (L), Button Beach (M), Great Oak Resort and Yacht Basin (N), Camp Fairlee Manor (O), Worton Creek Marina (P), Scott Point Marina (Q), Green Point Wharf (R), Rolphs Wharf Marina (S), Green Point Marina (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Centers: Crestview Square Shopping Center (1), Kent Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 21620 include: Asbury United Methodist Church (A), Bond Chapel (B), Church on the Rock (C), Mount Pisgah Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mowbray Chapel (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (H), Liberty Lighthouse Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Bond Chapel Cemetery (2), Hadaway Chapel Cemetery (3), James Cemetery (4), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (5), Thomas Cemetery (6), Double Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Lakes and reservoirs: Mendinhall Lake (A), Big Fairlee Pond (B), Stavley Pond (C), Fairlee Lake (D), Saint Pauls Millpond (E), Mill Pond (F), Montrose Farm Pond (G), Millbrook Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Broad Creek (A), Browns Creek (B), Fanels Branch (C), Worton Channel (D), Chesterville Branch (E), Fannels Branch (F), Comegys Creek (G), Fairlee Creek (H), East Fork Langford Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 21620 include: Chestertown Historic District (1), Wilmer Park (2), Caulks Field Memorial (3), Roundtop Park (4), Kings Town Park (5), Urieville Lake Fish Management Area (6), Athey Field (7), Remington Farms National Wildlife Preserve (8), Kibler Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Beach: Mitchell Bluff (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 82020 or later
  • 3382010 to 2019
  • 8022000 to 2009
  • 8991990 to 1999
  • 9951980 to 1989
  • 9731970 to 1979
  • 6541960 to 1969
  • 3951950 to 1959
  • 3041940 to 1949
  • 8551939 or earlier

Zip code 21620 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairlee, MD (21620)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairlee, MD (21620)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 461 bedroom
  • 3622 bedrooms
  • 2,0963 bedrooms
  • 9544 bedrooms
  • 1895+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairlee, MD (21620)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairlee, MD (21620)
  • 51no bedroom
  • 3101 bedroom
  • 6692 bedrooms
  • 6403 bedrooms
  • 1074 bedrooms
  • 865+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairlee, MD (21620) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairlee, MD (21620) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 88no vehicle
  • 1,0901 vehicle
  • 1,6212 vehicles
  • 5423 vehicles
  • 1994 vehicles
  • 1175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairlee, MD (21620) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairlee, MD (21620) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 370no vehicle
  • 8351 vehicle
  • 4002 vehicles
  • 1853 vehicles
  • 814 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 21620 household income distribution in 2021

  • Zip code 21620 household income distribution in 2021
  • 412Less than $10,000
  • 270$10,000 to $14,999
  • 252$15,000 to $19,999
  • 257$20,000 to $24,999
  • 186$25,000 to $29,999
  • 272$30,000 to $34,999
  • 250$35,000 to $39,999
  • 180$40,000 to $44,999
  • 305$45,000 to $49,999
  • 317$50,000 to $59,999
  • 426$60,000 to $74,999
  • 541$75,000 to $99,999
  • 485$100,000 to $124,999
  • 414$125,000 to $149,999
  • 543$150,000 to $199,999
  • 403$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 21620

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 21620
  • 16$10,000 to $14,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4$60,000 to $69,999
  • 26$70,000 to $79,999
  • 25$80,000 to $89,999
  • 32$90,000 to $99,999
  • 80$100,000 to $124,999
  • 82$125,000 to $149,999
  • 144$150,000 to $174,999
  • 266$175,000 to $199,999
  • 649$200,000 to $249,999
  • 710$250,000 to $299,999
  • 668$300,000 to $399,999
  • 334$400,000 to $499,999
  • 429$500,000 to $749,999
  • 102$750,000 to $999,999
  • 67$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 18$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 21620

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 21620
  • 43$100 to $149
  • 62$200 to $249
  • 77$300 to $349
  • 20$350 to $399
  • 37$400 to $449
  • 54$500 to $549
  • 27$550 to $599
  • 100$600 to $649
  • 13$650 to $699
  • 144$700 to $749
  • 22$750 to $799
  • 176$800 to $899
  • 89$900 to $999
  • 417$1,000 to $1,249
  • 141$1,250 to $1,499
  • 87$1,500 to $1,999
  • 28$2,000 to $2,499
  • 26$2,500 to $2,999
  • 66$3,500 or more
  • 236No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,071.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $876,568.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $349,291
  • Black or African American householders: $203,219
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $461,862
  • Some other race householders: $277,117
  • Two or more races householders: $209,377
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $323,426

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $311,850
21620:

$311,850
Maryland:

$370,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $235,110 - $436,090

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $232,739
Here:

$232,739
State:

$489,306
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 21620
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,874
  • One, attached: 243
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 315
  • 5 to 9: 271
  • 10 to 19: 190
  • 20 to 49: 60
  • 50 or more: 242
  • Mobile homes: 130

Unemployment: 5.5%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21620

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 21620
  • 66.5%3,649Drove a car alone
  • 5.6%310Carpooled
  • 0.8%42Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.4%21Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.5%28Bicycle
  • 6.9%379Walked
  • 1.4%76Other means
  • 19.2%1,056Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21620

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21620
  • 283Less than 5 minutes
  • 8265 to 9 minutes
  • 55510 to 14 minutes
  • 52715 to 19 minutes
  • 45920 to 24 minutes
  • 30425 to 29 minutes
  • 43430 to 34 minutes
  • 6235 to 39 minutes
  • 8940 to 44 minutes
  • 24245 to 59 minutes
  • 37660 to 89 minutes
  • 30790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,169
  • Male householders: 2,682 (920 living alone), Female householders: 2,841 (1,038 living alone)
  • 2,295 spouses (2,257 opposite-sex spouses), 221 unmarried partners, (221 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,718 children (2,567 natural, 69 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 47 foster children, 51 other relatives, 248 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,491 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,781 2-persons, 558 3-persons, 523 4-persons, 226 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,958 1-person, 256 2-persons, 104 3-persons

1,326 married couples with children.
560 single-parent households (63 men, 497 women).

96.0% of residents of 21620 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% very well, 4% not well, 7% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 24% well, 11% not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 25% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 518 (3.9%)
(50.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

3.9%
Whole state:

15.9%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 23%Sweden
  • 19%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
  • 15%Costa Rica
  • 8%Germany
  • 8%Bangladesh
  • 8%France
  • 5%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Most common first ancestries reported in 21620
  • 19%English
  • 10%American
  • 6%Italian
  • 5%German
  • 5%Irish
  • 2%British
  • 2%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1772010 or later
  • 912000 to 2009
  • 271990 to 1999
  • 279Before 1990

Zip code 21620 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • KENT & QUEEN ANNES COUNTY HOSPITAL (100 BROWN STREET in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    Business SIC classification: HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
    Alternative names: CHESTER RIVER HOSPITAL CENTER INC, KENT & QUEEN ANNE S COUNTY HOSPITAL, KENT & QUEEN ANNE'S HOSPITAL
  • MEARS GREAT OAK LANDING MARINA (22170 GREAT OAK LANDING ROAD in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NPDES NON-MAJOR
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: MARINAS
    Alternative names: GREAT OAK LANDING WWTP, GREAT OAK RESORT CLUB
  • LAMOTTE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY (US RT 213 N in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    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: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICES
    Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.; POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LAMOTTE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BRAMBLE DAVID A (RT 219 MORGNEC RD in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    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: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
    Organizations: DAVID A BRAMBLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BRAMBLE DAVID A AUTO SHOP
  • NICHOLSON, J LAWRENCE LANDFILL (NICHOLSON in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: NICHOLSON LANDFILL
  • ALGER OIL,INC. (501 CROSS STREET in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
    Alternative names: ALGER OIL, INC. - CHESTERTOWN
  • ATLANTIC CONTRACTING TEMPORARY PLANT (705 MORGNEC ROAD in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
  • BALTIMORE BUSINESS FORMS (848 HIGH STREET in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    Business SIC classification: MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS
    Alternative names: BALTIMORE BUSINESS FORMS - HIGH ST.
  • KIBLER F W AND SONS (204 CANNON STREET in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
  • KINGS GRANT ENTERPRISES (POMONA ROAD in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
  • KENT COUNTY SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE (215 WASHINGTON AVENUE in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
    Alternative names: KENT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • KENT SCHOOL INCORPORATED (6788 WILKINS LANE in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1986-0431, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0739,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • CAMPBELL SOUP CO. (RT. 291 in CHESTERTOWN, MD)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1995-0250, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS; CANNED SPECIALTIES; CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES

Zip code 21620 marital status for males
Zip code 21620 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 62.0%Electricity
  • 17.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.9%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 10,618. Population change in the 1990s: +1,357 (+12.8%).

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

  • This state: 7,510
  • Northeast: 2,739
  • Midwest: 499
  • South: 1,578
  • West: 262

52% of the 21620 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

87% of the 21620 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Fairlee, MD (21620)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134
Here:

14.5%
Maryland:

15.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100
Here:

15.6%
Maryland:

15.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,114
Here:

71.8%
Maryland:

21.1%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Class of Workers in 2021
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 185,858Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 144,595Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 110,193Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
  • 78,377Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 76,402Business and financial operations occupations
  • 71,528Legal occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHESTERTOWN, MD):

  • MARINA TOLCHESTER INC (21085 TOLCHESTER BEACH RD; small business) : $524,674 in 8 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Miscellaneous Engines and Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ship and Marine Equipment, Motors, Electrical, and more by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, EPA, Army, and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,700; 2003: $128,924; 2004: $0; 2005: $389,050; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $180,236 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 2005-07-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $130,915 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Miscellaneous Engines and Components. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
    $128,924 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 2003-04-24. Completion date: 2003-05-21.
    $64,834 with EPA for Motors, Electrical. Signed on 2005-03-25. Completion date: 2005-06-24.
  • INTEGRATED LABORATORY SERVICES (116 S LYNCHBURG ST; small business) : $77,795 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    $54,500 with Army for Drugs and Biologicals. Signed on 2005-01-27. Completion date: 2005-01-12.
    $23,295, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-12. Completion date: 2005-01-12.
  • WEST RECREATION INC (112 C SOUTH CROSS STREET; small business)
    $75,081 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2000-05-24. Completion date: 2000-08-04.
  • W N COOPER AND SON,INC (621 MORGNEC ROAD; small business) : $58,485 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
    $39,600 with Army for Tractors, Full Tracked, Low Speed. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
    $18,885 with Army for Tractors, Wheeled. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2003-09-18. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
  • GIESERLAB INC (8350 BROAD NECK RD; small business) : $19,630 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    $18,922 with Army for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2005-11-23. Completion date: 2005-12-28.
    $708, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2005-12-28.
  • KERCHNER, MICHAEL (715 ROUND TOP RD; small business)
    $18,753 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-07-08. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  • CHESAPEAKE MIRROR AND GLASS EN (99 TALBAT BLVD; small business)
    $14,560 with Army for Tile, Brick, and Block. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2005-11-01.
  • KENNETH M MILTON FINE ARTS & C (333 CANNON ST; small business)
    $8,800 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-08-26. Completion date: 2005-08-31.

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

  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 4)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (100-249: 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

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 1,035 people in college/university student housing
  • 192 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 77 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 20 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 17 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 13 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 12 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 10 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 743 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 201 people in nursing homes
  • 46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 32 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 29 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 16 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 10 people in halfway houses

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 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 ORIGINATED15$208,99117$182,350123$211,09314$72,06114$232,4797$125,556
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$03$139,2608$199,3181$14,4305$143,9861$187,620
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$231,0606$251,35564$227,48010$34,4883$249,6206$144,740
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$159,2453$225,75327$225,7202$43,3302$256,6450$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$381,7805$301,8182$134,8701$467,2700$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8101.00 , 8103.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$234,1502$244,8501$441,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$352,5002$254,4150$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$241,0650$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$220,3400$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8101.00 , 8103.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 21620
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 21620 - Value

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

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 130. The highest number of fire incidents - 232 took place in 2006, and the least - 60 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 21620 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.7%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21620
    • 1,36861.7%Structure Fires
    • 53624.2%Outside Fires
    • 1687.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1466.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21620, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21620 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William17076.0 years
James12373.3 years
Mary11979.3 years
John11774.8 years
George9375.8 years
Robert8875.7 years
Charles8176.5 years
Helen7478.8 years
Thomas5874.3 years
Elizabeth5582.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 21620 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson7276.0 years
Smith5378.8 years
Brown4976.4 years
Jones4777.9 years
Miller3674.0 years
Thompson3476.9 years
Moore2877.4 years
Williams2877.4 years
Wilson2673.9 years
Davis2580.8 years
Businesses in zip code 21620
NameCountNameCount
Arby's1New Balance1
Comfort Suites1Pizza Hut1
Domino's Pizza1RadioShack1
Dunkin Donuts1Rite Aid1
FedEx3SAS Shoes1
GNC1Sears1
H&R Block1Subway1
Holiday Inn1T-Mobile1
Jones New York2Taco Bell1
KFC1True Value1
Lane Furniture1U-Haul2
MasterBrand Cabinets2UPS3
McDonald's1Walgreens1
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