Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
This zip code:
0.8% ($1,792)
Maryland:
1.1% ($3,075)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,792 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,794 (0.9%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2013: $229,800
21655:
$229,800
Maryland:
$280,200
According to our research of Maryland and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 21655 zip code as of September 29, 2016. The ratio of number of residents in zip code 21655 to the number of sex offenders is 2,299 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.9 years
Maryland median age:
38.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Maryland:
2.7 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21655, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,882 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,882
State:
$72,703
Salary/wage: $42,764 (reported on 85.6% of returns)
Here:
$42,764
State:
$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $744 (reported on 39.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$744
Maryland:
$1,413
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,162 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,162
State:
$6,933
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,150 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:
+$2,150
State:
+$14,830
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,298 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
+$6,298
State:
+$12,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,370 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
21655:
$10,370
Maryland:
$17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,410 (24% of AGI, reported on 37.3% of returns)
Here:
$20,410
State:
$27,886
Here:
24.1% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,707 (reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,707
State:
$4,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $7,059 (reported on 37.3% of returns)
21655:
$7,059
State:
$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,300
State:
$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.2%
Here:
49%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 41.8% for AGIs below $25k, 49.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21655, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,791 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,791
State:
$60,339
Salary/wage: $35,417 (reported on 86.7% of returns)
Here:
$35,417
State:
$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $891 (reported on 46.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$891
Maryland:
$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,370 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,370
State:
$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$7,225 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$7,225
State:
+$15,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,188 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,188
State:
+$12,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$1,558 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
Here:
+$1,558
State:
-$4,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,742 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
21655:
$2,742
Maryland:
$2,968
Total itemized deductions: $16,725 (24% of AGI, reported on 35.9% of returns)
Here:
$16,725
State:
$22,960
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,335 (3% of AGI, reported on 29.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,335
State:
$4,031
Here:
3.1% of AGI
State:
3.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,337 (reported on 77.2% of returns)
21655:
$5,337
State:
$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,671 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,671
State:
$1,700
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.6%
Here:
59%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $10k, 53.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.9% for AGIs over 100k)
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: 188 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,647
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 75 (44 now married, 31 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 986 (489 now married, 497 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 21655 with a mortgage: 1,012 (44 second mortgage, 220 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 540
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,786 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S470
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
12.1%
Whole state:
10.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
7.4%
Whole state:
5.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 21655: Ganey Wharf (A), McCarty Wharf (B), East Providence Landing (C), Picture Hill Landing (D), Back Landing (E), Hog Island Landing (F), Two Johns (G), Todd Wharf (H), Preston Branch Library (I), Preston City Hall (J), Preston Volunteer Fire Company (K), Preston Police Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 21655 include: Johns Church (A), Mount Zoar Church (B), Harmony United Methodist Church (C), Mount Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church (D), Smithson Chapel (E), Bethesda United Methodist Church (F), Chapel of the Epiphany (G), Coppins Chapel (H), Immanuel Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Smithson Cemetery (1), Todds Chapel Cemetery (2), Union Grove Cemetery (3), Belmont Cemetery (4), Bethesda Cemetery (5), Preston Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bell Creek (A), Berry Run (B), Fox Creek (C), Dawson Branch (D), Crowberry Creek (E), Mitchell Run (F), Mill Creek (G), Marsh Creek (H), Robins Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 21655 include: Preston Lions Club Park (1), Jonestown Community Park (2), Choptank Wetlands Preserve (3), Harmony Community Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Preston, MD (21655) in owner-occupied houses/condos
45no vehicle
2431 vehicle
6162 vehicles
4853 vehicles
1094 vehicles
545+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Preston, MD (21655) in renter-occupied apartments
25no vehicle
561 vehicle
1762 vehicles
263 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 21655 household income distribution in 2013
50Less than $10,000
99$10,000 to $14,999
91$15,000 to $19,999
74$20,000 to $24,999
83$25,000 to $29,999
120$30,000 to $34,999
48$35,000 to $39,999
138$40,000 to $44,999
49$45,000 to $49,999
76$50,000 to $59,999
263$60,000 to $74,999
314$75,000 to $99,999
156$100,000 to $124,999
101$125,000 to $149,999
114$150,000 to $199,999
59$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 21655
9Less than $10,000
39$10,000 to $14,999
5$15,000 to $19,999
16$20,000 to $24,999
7$25,000 to $29,999
9$30,000 to $34,999
6$35,000 to $39,999
18$50,000 to $59,999
11$60,000 to $69,999
45$70,000 to $79,999
18$80,000 to $89,999
7$90,000 to $99,999
75$100,000 to $124,999
59$125,000 to $149,999
134$150,000 to $174,999
128$175,000 to $199,999
319$200,000 to $249,999
199$250,000 to $299,999
238$300,000 to $399,999
38$400,000 to $499,999
113$500,000 to $749,999
4$750,000 to $999,999
55$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 21655
18$300 to $349
11$350 to $399
8$400 to $449
5$450 to $499
3$500 to $549
45$600 to $649
31$650 to $699
3$700 to $749
10$800 to $899
11$900 to $999
50$1,000 to $1,249
24$1,250 to $1,499
64No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2013: $966.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $203,931.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $238,072
Black or African American householders: $178,324
Asian householders: $103,410
Two or more races householders: $315,975
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $229,800
21655:
$229,800
Maryland:
$280,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,900 - $325,200
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $209,505
Here:
$209,505
State:
$386,375
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,795
One, attached: 35
Two: 33
3 or 4: 32
5 to 9: 43
Mobile homes: 127
Unemployment: 9.4%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 21655
82.5%2,088Drove a car alone
2.7%68Carpooled
0.6%16Bus or trolley bus
2.4%60Walked
2.3%59Other means
9.4%239Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21655
115Less than 5 minutes
1535 to 9 minutes
13310 to 14 minutes
53115 to 19 minutes
40220 to 24 minutes
15825 to 29 minutes
28630 to 34 minutes
2935 to 39 minutes
3440 to 44 minutes
15245 to 59 minutes
12260 to 89 minutes
17690 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,052
In family households: 4,381 (759 male householders, 603 female householders)
1,087 spouses, 1,457 children (1,309 natural, 80 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 49 other relatives, 141 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 671 (257 male householders (128 living alone)), 216 female householders (170 living alone)), 198 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 80 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 609 2-persons, 264 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 298 1-person, 170 2-persons, 5 6-persons
691 married couples with children.
205 single-parent households (108 men, 97 women).
97.0% of residents of 21655 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% very well, 51% well, 12% not well, 16% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 19% well, 9% not well, 4% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 75% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 109 (2.1%) (56.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.1%
Whole state:
14.2%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents
21%Germany
17%India
16%Colombia
15%Mexico
14%England
7%France
6%Vietnam
Most common first ancestries reported in 21655 (%)
18%Other groups
18%German
14%American
14%English
7%Irish
3%Italian
1%Russian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
132010 or later
532000 to 2009
331990 to 1999
56Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PRESTON WWTP (21269 DOVER BRIDGE ROAD #23 in PRESTON, 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-MD0050005 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: PRESTON, COMMISSIONERS OF
PRESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (225 MAIN STREET in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050401 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: PRESTON SCHOOL
CITGO - RT. 318, PRESTON (ROUTE 318 in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
LEGATES CANNING (BOX 25 TANYARD ROAD in PRESTON, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES
PRESTON TRUCKING COMPANY INCORPORATED (151 EASTON BLVD in PRESTON, MD)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) 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)
, PRESTON TRUCKING CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRESTON FORD INC (210 S MAIN ST in PRESTON, MD)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SHOWELL FRANK & WILSON DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRESTON TREE NURSERY (3424 GALLAGHER RD in PRESTON, MD)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STATE OF MARYLAND DNR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
45%Electricity
25%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7%Wood
1%Utility gas
1%No fuel used
1%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 4,425. Population change in the 1990s: +358 (+8.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,583
Northeast: 489
Midwest: 134
South: 682
West: 89
68% of the 21655 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.
94% of the 21655 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:
8.4%
Maryland:
13.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:
8.7%
Maryland:
15.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:
4.2%
Maryland:
17.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
150,859Architecture and engineering occupations
104,318Life, physical, and social science occupations
75,000Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
54,375Education, training, and library occupations
54,167Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
49,135Business and financial operations occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (20-49: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
Nearest zip codes: 21643, 21632, 21664, 21629, 21625, 21631.
(51.3%)
(48.7%)
+$1,558
-$4,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
