21655 Zip Code (Preston, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,798
Zip code population in 2010: 5,009
Zip code population in 2000: 4,783

Houses and condos: 2,245
Renter-occupied apartments: 390
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 21655: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 91 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,276 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,973 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21655:

• High school or higher: 91.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21655:

• Never married: 20.7%
• Now married: 60.9%
• Separated: 2.7%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 10.5%

• 
• • 4,18583.5%White
  • 63812.7%Black
  • 751.5%Two or more races
  • 691.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 270.5%Asian
  • 120.2%American Indian
  • 30.06%Some other race

100% rural population.

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: 205
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,690

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 72 (32 now married, 39 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 829 (533 now married, 288 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21655 with a mortgage: 1,044 (5 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 459

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,548
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $525

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

• Zip code 21655 household income distribution in 2019

• 41Less than $10,000
• 54$10,000 to $14,999
• 31$15,000 to $19,999
• 85$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 83$30,000 to $34,999
• 60$35,000 to $39,999
• 84$40,000 to $44,999
• 57$45,000 to $49,999
• 280$50,000 to $59,999
• 181$60,000 to $74,999
• 316$75,000 to $99,999
• 246$100,000 to $124,999
• 109$125,000 to $149,999
• 140$150,000 to $199,999
• 89$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 21655

• 10Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 126$100,000 to $124,999
• 115$125,000 to $149,999
• 48$150,000 to $174,999
• 206$175,000 to $199,999
• 307$200,000 to $249,999
• 226$250,000 to $299,999
• 173$300,000 to $399,999
• 33$400,000 to $499,999
• 129$500,000 to $749,999
• 15$750,000 to $999,999
• 13$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 11$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 21655

• 7$300 to $349
• 58$400 to $449
• 17$450 to $499
• 47$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 5$650 to $699
• 36$750 to $799
• 10$800 to $899
• 42$900 to $999
• 57$1,000 to $1,249
• 22$1,250 to $1,499
• 55No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,040.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $247,210
• Black or African American householders: $185,169
• Asian householders: $107,379
• Two or more races householders: $328,102

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $238,620 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,818 - $309,794

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $227,839

Here:	$227,839
State:	$437,771

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,905
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 25
• 5 to 9: 13
• 10 to 19: 12
• 50 or more: 13
• Mobile homes: 216

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21655

• 91.0%2,507Drove a car alone
• 3.8%104Carpooled
• 1.3%37Taxi
• 1.4%38Walked
• 2.5%68Worked at home

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

• 87Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 36610 to 14 minutes
• 40015 to 19 minutes
• 37120 to 24 minutes
• 24425 to 29 minutes
• 35730 to 34 minutes
• 6535 to 39 minutes
• 8540 to 44 minutes
• 12845 to 59 minutes
• 37960 to 89 minutes
• 11890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 36.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,798

• Male householders: 984 (195 living alone), Female householders: 913 (159 living alone)

• 1,137 spouses (1,122 opposite-sex spouses), 125 unmarried partners, (125 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,128 children (963 natural, 85 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 0 foster children, 36 other relatives, 179 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 40 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 653 2-persons, 372 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 354 1-person, 107 2-persons, 59 3-persons

712 married couples with children.
152 single-parent households (89 men, 63 women).

93.3% of residents of 21655 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 53% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 23% well, 3% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other 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: 6.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%

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

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

• This state: 3,450
• Northeast: 455
• Midwest: 72
• South: 470
• West: 27

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.

95% of the 21655 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

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 dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports 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