21837 Zip Code (Mardela Springs, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,166
Zip code population in 2010: 2,614
Zip code population in 2000: 2,514

Houses and condos: 1,283
Renter-occupied apartments: 160
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21837: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 71 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: $1,433 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,346 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21837:

• High school or higher: 91.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21837:

• Never married: 30.8%
• Now married: 49.9%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 13.5%

• 
• • 1,92360.8%White
  • 81225.7%Black
  • 33810.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 611.9%Two or more races
  • 311.0%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21837, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,402 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,402
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $48,376 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$48,376
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1187.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3366.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6748.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9035.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20327.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $479 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$479
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,669 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,669
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,020 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,020
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 323.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,763 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,763
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $25k, 104.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 102.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 790.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,850 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

21837:	$11,850
Maryland:	$20,944

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 320.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 459.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,878 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,878
State:	$30,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 675.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1074.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,350 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,350
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 139.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,933 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

21837:	$6,933
State:	$8,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 220.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 310.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,464 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,464
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.8% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 90.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21837, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,521 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,521
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $40,096 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,096
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $481 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$481
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $787 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$787
State:	$6,933

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$233 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	+$233
State:	+$14,830

Profit/loss from business: +$7,235 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,235
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,030 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

21837:	$10,030
Maryland:	$17,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,505 (24% of AGI, reported on 32.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,505
State:	$27,886

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,766 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,766
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,668 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

21837:	$6,668
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,508 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,508
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.4%

Here:	53%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,810 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,810
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $33,300 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,300
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.3% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $811 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$811
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,181 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,181
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,207 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,207
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,751 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,751
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,241 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

21837:	$2,241
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $15,300 (23% of AGI, reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,300
State:	$22,960

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,359 (4% of AGI, reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,359
State:	$4,031

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,156 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

21837:	$4,156
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,680 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,680
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.0%

Here:	55%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 49.3% for AGIs below $10k, 51.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21830, 21861, 21856, 21869, 21659, 21801.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 138
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,060

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 61 (48 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 567 (226 now married, 340 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21837 with a mortgage: 646 (46 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,280
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

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

• Zip code 21837 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 60$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 22$30,000 to $34,999
• 76$35,000 to $39,999
• 67$40,000 to $44,999
• 32$45,000 to $49,999
• 163$50,000 to $59,999
• 96$60,000 to $74,999
• 184$75,000 to $99,999
• 222$100,000 to $124,999
• 86$125,000 to $149,999
• 80$150,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21837

• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 89$100,000 to $124,999
• 99$125,000 to $149,999
• 86$150,000 to $174,999
• 133$175,000 to $199,999
• 151$200,000 to $249,999
• 100$250,000 to $299,999
• 84$300,000 to $399,999
• 42$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999
• 23$750,000 to $999,999
• 24$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21837

• 35$550 to $599
• 1$700 to $749
• 1$750 to $799
• 17$800 to $899
• 11$900 to $999
• 40$1,000 to $1,249
• 7$1,250 to $1,499
• 7$1,500 to $1,999
• 26No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,157.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $523,458.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,996
• Black or African American householders: $205,475
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $203,559
• Asian householders: $329,287
• Some other race householders: $107,766
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $269,416

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $201,404 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $147,835 - $281,994

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $295,140

Here:	$295,140
State:	$526,819

Mobile homes: $105,916

Here:	$105,916
State:	$89,353

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,053
• One, attached: 18
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 191

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21837

• 86.7%1,447Drove a car alone
• 2.0%33Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%2Motorcycle
• 0.8%13Bicycle
• 7.9%131Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21837

• 64Less than 5 minutes
• 265 to 9 minutes
• 7610 to 14 minutes
• 23015 to 19 minutes
• 30920 to 24 minutes
• 18025 to 29 minutes
• 27830 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 10040 to 44 minutes
• 10045 to 59 minutes
• 4360 to 89 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,166

• Male householders: 595 (114 living alone), Female householders: 604 (179 living alone)

• 656 spouses (656 opposite-sex spouses), 154 unmarried partners, (153 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 918 children (780 natural, 58 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 foster children, 52 other relatives, 100 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 385 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 292 1-person, 67 2-persons, 34 3-persons

467 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (135 men, 39 women).

91.9% of residents of 21837 zip code speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 32% well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MARDELA HIGH SCHOOL (24940 DELMAR ROAD in MARDELA SPRINGS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - 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: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: MARDELA HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, MARDELA MIDDLE & HIGH, WICOMICO CO BD OF EDUC.MARDELA

• NORTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (9975 SHARPTOWN ROAD in MARDELA SPRINGS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-220106
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• PERDUE RESEARCH FARM #16 (23417 TAYLORS TRAIL in MARDELA SPRINGS, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
  Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
  Alternative names: PERDUE FARMS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%

Population in 1990: 3,039.

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

• This state: 2,284
• Northeast: 139
• Midwest: 29
• South: 502
• West: 24

62% of the 21837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

95% of the 21837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% 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): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• J G PARKS & SON INC (24360 OCEAN GATEWAY in MARDELA SPRING, MD; small business) : $23,163 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $18,253 with Air Force for Diesel Engines and Components. Signed on 2006-02-10. Completion date: 2006-04-21.
  $4,910 with Air Force for Diesel Engines and Components. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2005-10-31. Completion date: 2005-11-25.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (20-49: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.01

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 33. The highest number of fire incidents - 68 took place in 2010, and the least - 10 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.5%), and Outside Fires (31.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21837
• 26446.5%Structure Fires
• 17931.5%Outside Fires
• 7513.2%Other
• 508.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21837, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	34	73.5 years
Mary	26	80.8 years
James	22	73.1 years
Charles	15	74.4 years
John	14	74.9 years
George	13	74.0 years
Helen	11	80.5 years
Elizabeth	10	75.8 years
Margaret	10	80.1 years
Edward	10	70.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 21837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	27	71.5 years
Bennett	19	79.8 years
Robinson	16	71.5 years
Bailey	13	80.8 years
Wright	13	79.9 years
Goslee	12	74.0 years
Bradley	12	75.7 years
Wilson	11	77.2 years
Hopkins	9	73.8 years
Donohoe	9	72.3 years

Businesses in zip code 21837

• Subway: 1