21655 Zip Code (Preston, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,755
Zip code population in 2010: 5,009
Zip code population in 2000: 4,783

Houses and condos: 2,087
Renter-occupied apartments: 350
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21655: 92.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 53.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 90 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,465 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,377 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21655:

• High school or higher: 92.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
• Unemployed: 2.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21655:

• Never married: 24.9%
• Now married: 58.0%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 5.5%
• Divorced: 10.6%

• 
• • 3,87181.4%White
  • 4228.9%Black
  • 2054.3%Two or more races
  • 1322.8%Some other race
  • 962.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 220.5%Asian
  • 60.1%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21655, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,456 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,456
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $52,080 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

Here:	$52,080
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1348.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3904.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6921.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10522.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17148.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $864 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$864
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,969 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,969
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $25k, 31.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 333.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,197 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$12,197
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 38.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 157.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 360.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,611 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,611
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.3% for AGIs below $25k, 155.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 228.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 496.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 784.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,910 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

21655:	$15,910
Maryland:	$20,944

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.6% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 164.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 232.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 861.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,554 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$25,554
State:	$30,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 468.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 608.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 871.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,800 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,800
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 143.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,467 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

21655:	$7,467
State:	$8,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 147.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 237.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 295.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,102 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,102
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.4%

Here:	90%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 86.1% for AGIs below $25k, 91.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

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)

Nearest zip codes: 21643, 21632, 21664, 21629, 21625, 21631.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 277
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,611

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (25 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,026 (531 now married, 494 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21655 with a mortgage: 943 (45 second mortgage, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,555
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $504

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 21655 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 38$15,000 to $19,999
• 57$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 75$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 82$40,000 to $44,999
• 107$45,000 to $49,999
• 89$50,000 to $59,999
• 283$60,000 to $74,999
• 319$75,000 to $99,999
• 276$100,000 to $124,999
• 120$125,000 to $149,999
• 108$150,000 to $199,999
• 172$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21655

• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 83$125,000 to $149,999
• 74$150,000 to $174,999
• 34$175,000 to $199,999
• 276$200,000 to $249,999
• 215$250,000 to $299,999
• 277$300,000 to $399,999
• 202$400,000 to $499,999
• 69$500,000 to $749,999
• 31$750,000 to $999,999
• 17$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 15$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21655

• 23$550 to $599
• 15$600 to $649
• 30$750 to $799
• 47$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 113$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$1,500 to $1,999
• 129No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,179.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $288,431
• Black or African American householders: $216,044
• Asian householders: $125,283
• Two or more races householders: $382,811

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $278,408 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,013 - $399,863

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $327,716

Here:	$327,716
State:	$526,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,806
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 40
• 5 to 9: 24
• 10 to 19: 9
• Mobile homes: 121

Unemployment: 2.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21655

• 82.9%2,173Drove a car alone
• 3.4%89Carpooled
• 0.7%19Taxi
• 1.5%40Walked
• 2.9%75Other means
• 6.2%163Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21655

• 108Less than 5 minutes
• 1115 to 9 minutes
• 19310 to 14 minutes
• 36615 to 19 minutes
• 53520 to 24 minutes
• 19825 to 29 minutes
• 24930 to 34 minutes
• 6535 to 39 minutes
• 9140 to 44 minutes
• 14345 to 59 minutes
• 13960 to 89 minutes
• 15990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 35.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,755

• Male householders: 884 (190 living alone), Female householders: 1,000 (180 living alone)

• 1,095 spouses (1,089 opposite-sex spouses), 149 unmarried partners, (149 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,443 children (1,310 natural, 125 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 0 foster children, 29 other relatives, 81 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 23 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 747 2-persons, 339 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 371 1-person, 89 2-persons, 34 3-persons

727 married couples with children.
272 single-parent households (37 men, 235 women).

96.7% of residents of 21655 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 28% well, 9% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% very well, 43% well).

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: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%

Population in 1990: 4,425. Population change in the 1990s: +358 (+8.1%).

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

• This state: 3,602
• Northeast: 302
• Midwest: 105
• South: 513
• West: 61

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.

97% of the 21655 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

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)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 39. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 63 took place in 2007, and the least - 23 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (42.0%), and Outside Fires (39.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21655
• 27742.0%Structure Fires
• 26339.9%Outside Fires
• 8412.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 355.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21655, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21655 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	48	74.5 years
James	43	72.5 years
Mary	35	75.6 years
John	27	74.0 years
Robert	26	69.0 years
Charles	25	70.6 years
Margaret	17	79.5 years
Ruth	15	76.1 years
Anna	15	83.2 years
George	13	75.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 21655 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	17	75.3 years
Todd	17	75.1 years
Taylor	15	74.7 years
Thomas	14	73.9 years
Friend	13	76.9 years
Adams	11	73.6 years
Frase	11	72.3 years
Green	11	74.0 years
Wright	10	80.1 years
Collins	10	76.9 years

Businesses in zip code 21655

• FedEx: 1
• Subway: 1
• UPS: 1