Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,139 Zip code population in 2010: 5,236 Zip code population in 2000: 5,479
Houses and condos: 2,511 Renter-occupied apartments: 648
% of renters here:
34%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21817: 89.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 14.6 sq. mi. Water area: 3.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 283 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9% ($1,414)
Maryland:
0.9% ($3,777)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,416 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,410 (0.9%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,827
(44.1%)
Females: 2,312
(55.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 21817:
High school or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 21817:
Never married: 32.5%
Now married: 40.2%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 16.4%
Zip code 21817 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21817, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,511 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,511
State:
$86,905
Salary/wage: $37,349 (reported on 79.5% of returns)
Here:
$37,349
State:
$73,953
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1076.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3532.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6937.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9034.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18846.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $882 (reported on 25.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$882
Maryland:
$1,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 29.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 138.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,442 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
$4,442
State:
$8,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.5% for AGIs below $25k, 18.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 569.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,839 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,839
State:
+$25,238
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 287.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1638.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,743 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,743
State:
+$11,398
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.8% for AGIs below $25k, 71.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 321.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 99.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,445 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
21817:
$13,445
Maryland:
$20,944
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 155.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 476.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1230.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $28,300 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
Here:
$28,300
State:
$30,672
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 581.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1167.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $8,278 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:
$8,278
State:
$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.9% for AGIs below $25k, 153.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 336.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,440 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
21817:
$7,440
State:
$8,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 326.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,313 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,313
State:
$2,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%
Here:
94%
State:
90%
(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21817, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,318 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,318
State:
$72,703
Salary/wage: $31,448 (reported on 81.3% of returns)
Here:
$31,448
State:
$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,331 (reported on 30.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,331
Maryland:
$1,413
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,252 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,252
State:
$6,933
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,291 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:
+$1,291
State:
+$14,830
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,528 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,528
State:
+$12,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,933 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
21817:
$10,933
Maryland:
$17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,168 (27% of AGI, reported on 27.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,168
State:
$27,886
Here:
26.7% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,015 (reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,015
State:
$4,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,442 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
21817:
$6,442
State:
$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,362 (reported on 29.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,362
State:
$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%
Here:
70%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21817, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,106 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$30,106
State:
$60,339
Salary/wage: $25,507 (reported on 82.6% of returns)
Here:
$25,507
State:
$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.1% for AGIs below $10k, 78.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,780 (reported on 35.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,780
Maryland:
$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,960 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,960
State:
$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$10,062 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
+$10,062
State:
+$15,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,811 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,811
State:
+$12,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$400 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:
+$400
State:
-$4,771
IRA payment deduction: $2,987 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
21817:
$2,987
Maryland:
$2,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $15,415 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.8% of returns)
Here:
$15,415
State:
$22,960
Here:
25.2% of AGI
State:
23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,998 (5% of AGI, reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,998
State:
$4,031
Here:
4.7% of AGI
State:
3.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,695 (reported on 66.1% of returns)
21817:
$3,695
State:
$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,768 (reported on 28.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,768
State:
$1,700
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.1%
Here:
69%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 656 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,306
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 57 (36 now married, 20 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 908 (285 now married, 622 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 21817 with a mortgage: 743 (55 second mortgage, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,321 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $489
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
19.2%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
14.7%
Whole state:
4.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
7.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 21817: Crisfield Country Club (A), Lower Somerset Ambulance and Rescue Squad Station (B), Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home (C), Crisfield Police Department (D), Crisfield Fire Department Station 2 (E), Lilyan Stratton Corbin Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 21817 include: Highway Church (A), Asbury United Methodist Church (B), Church of God (C), Enon Baptist Church of Deliverance (D), First Baptist Church (E), Holiness Christian Church (F), Immanuel United Methodist Church (G), Mariners United Methodist Church (H), Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
266 married couples with children.
299 single-parent households (77 men, 222 women).
96.4% of residents of 21817 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 8% well, 7% not well, 10% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 29% not well).
Foreign born population: 59 (1.4%) (60.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
16.7%
27%Honduras
22%Sweden
19%Bhutan
10%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
8%France
7%Malaysia
3%Azores Islands
49%American
11%English
4%Irish
2%Italian
2%German
1%Norwegian
1%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
62010 or later
312000 to 2009
161990 to 1999
19Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CARVEL HALL MFG (4251 CRISFIELD HIGHWAY in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES, EXCEPT ALUMINUM AND COPPER; CUTLERY; HARDWARE; SILVERWARE, PLATED WARE, AND STAINLESS STEEL WARE Business NAICS classification: CUTLERY AND FLATWARE (EXCEPT PRECIOUS) MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CARVEL HALL CUTLERY, CARVEL HALL CUTLEY
MCCREADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (201 HALL HIGHWAY in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Alternative names: EDWARD W MCCREADY
BLUE POINTS OF MARYLAND (BOX 470 JERSEY ISLAND in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: CANNED AND CURED FISH AND SEAFOODS
CARSON L R INCORPORATED (BOX 111 JERSEY ISLAND in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
CITGO (63 RICHARDSON AVENUE in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: CITGO - 63 RICHARDSON AVENUE
PINES MOTEL (127-A NORTH SOMERSET AVENUE in CRISFIELD, MD)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS
MARYLAND CRAB MEAT COMPANY (BOX 488 BROOKLYN STREET & SPRUCE in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
MRS PAULS KITCHENS INC (JERSEY ISLAND in CRISFIELD, MD)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) 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)
ALICE TAWES NURSING (201 HALL HIGHWAY in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES
BYRDS (105 NORTH 7TH STREET in CRISFIELD, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%
60.6%Electricity
13.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6.4%Wood
4.8%Utility gas
1.0%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 5,342. Population change in the 1990s: +137 (+2.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,967
Northeast: 582
Midwest: 61
South: 334
West: 86
63% of the 21817 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.
93% of the 21817 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152
Here:
32.4%
Maryland:
15.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
Here:
24.5%
Maryland:
14.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
Here:
24.8%
Maryland:
20.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
102,150Computer and mathematical occupations
73,192Management occupations
72,424Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
65,948Law enforcement workers including supervisors
56,544Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
41,486Production occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
EVANS BOAT REPAIR INC (4335 CRISFIELD HWY in CRISFIELD, MD; small business) : $1,474,254 in 5 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Small Craft by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $534,460; 2005: $338,610; 2006: $601,184.
Biggest contracts:
$601,184 with Army for Small Craft. Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$534,460, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-28. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
$300,592, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$38,018, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
66 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
84 people in nursing homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 35. The highest number of fire incidents - 61 took place in 2010, and the least - 15 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (54.4%), and Outside Fires (34.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21817
(44.1%)
(55.9%)
+$400
-$4,771
Nearest zip codes: 21838, 23427, 21867, 21871, 23426, 21866.
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 35. The highest number of fire incidents - 61 took place in 2010, and the least - 15 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (54.4%), and Outside Fires (34.2%).