Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,527
| This zip code: | $36,527 | | Maryland: | $68,080 |
Nearest zip codes: 21810, 21822, 21871, 21867, 21826, 21856.
Housing units in zip code 21853 with a mortgage: 702 (42 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 407
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,180
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $390
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 22.9% | | Whole state: | 8.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Corbin Memorial Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 21853 include: Saint Stephen United Methodist Church (A), Perryhawkin Church (B), Mount Olive Church (C), Mount Hope Church (D), Friendship Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: All Saints Cemetery (1), Palmetto Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tulls Swamp (A), Dublin Swamp (B), McCormick Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hall Branch (A), Little Monie Creek (B), White Marsh Branch (C), Politts Branch (D), Jones Creek (E), Manokin Branch (F), Tangs Creek (G), Long Broughton Branch (H), Taylor Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Princess Anne Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 152
- 1995 to 1998: 255
- 1990 to 1994: 338
- 1980 to 1989: 596
- 1970 to 1979: 805
- 1960 to 1969: 436
- 1950 to 1959: 247
- 1940 to 1949: 250
- 1939 or earlier: 538
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Princess Anne, MD (21853): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 36
- 2 bedrooms: 410
- 3 bedrooms: 1,080
- 4 bedrooms: 244
- 5 or more bedrooms: 64
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 22
- 1 bedrooms: 308
- 2 bedrooms: 478
- 3 bedrooms: 420
- 4 bedrooms: 35
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Vehicles available in 21853 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 117
- 1 vehicle: 460
- 2 vehicles: 757
- 3 vehicles: 383
- 4 vehicles: 88
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 334
- 1 vehicle: 666
- 2 vehicles: 244
- 3 vehicles: 30
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 21853:
- Less than $10,000: 33
- $10,000 to $14,999: 17
- $15,000 to $19,999: 17
- $20,000 to $24,999: 19
- $25,000 to $29,999: 32
- $30,000 to $34,999: 32
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 67
- $60,000 to $69,999: 72
- $70,000 to $79,999: 59
- $80,000 to $89,999: 48
- $90,000 to $99,999: 48
- $100,000 to $124,999: 148
- $125,000 to $149,999: 166
- $150,000 to $174,999: 256
- $175,000 to $199,999: 265
- $200,000 to $249,999: 413
- $250,000 to $299,999: 164
- $300,000 to $399,999: 181
- $400,000 to $499,999: 87
- $500,000 to $749,999: 139
- $750,000 to $999,999: 13
- $1,000,000 or more: 66
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 21853:
- Less than $100: 40
- $100 to $149: 17
- $150 to $199: 46
- $200 to $249: 65
- $250 to $299: 59
- $300 to $349: 57
- $350 to $399: 64
- $400 to $449: 37
- $450 to $499: 72
- $500 to $549: 38
- $550 to $599: 21
- $600 to $649: 7
- $650 to $699: 14
- $700 to $749: 3
- $750 to $799: 4
- $800 to $899: 9
- No cash rent: 95
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $136,572.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $211,638
- Black or African American householders: $168,293
- Asian householders: $441,922
- Two or more races householders: $205,826
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $223,988
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $187,657 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
| 21853: | $187,657 | | Maryland: | $347,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,501 - $257,050
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $271,842| Here: | $271,842 | | State: | $459,189 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $196,512| Here: | $196,512 | | State: | $274,414 |
In 2-unit structures: $152,561| Here: | $152,561 | | State: | $238,436 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,172| Here: | $189,172 | | State: | $273,938 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,430| Here: | $187,430 | | State: | $280,693 |
Mobile homes: $43,325| Here: | $43,325 | | State: | $45,619 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,138
- One, attached: 98
- Two: 80
- 3 or 4: 179
- 5 to 9: 158
- 10 to 19: 216
- 20 to 49: 83
- 50 or more: 26
- Mobile homes: 634
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,689 (73%)
- Carpooled: 545 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 237 (6%)
- Other means: 47 (1%)
- Worked at home: 118 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 265
- 5 to 9 minutes: 529
- 10 to 14 minutes: 501
- 15 to 19 minutes: 444
- 20 to 24 minutes: 607
- 25 to 29 minutes: 268
- 30 to 34 minutes: 396
- 35 to 39 minutes: 120
- 40 to 44 minutes: 88
- 45 to 59 minutes: 146
- 60 to 89 minutes: 79
- 90 or more minutes: 129
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,336
- In family households: 5,869 (1,276 male householders, 631 female householders)
1,219 spouses, 2,166 children (1,991 natural, 42 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 176 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 133 other relatives, 161 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,467 (567 male householders (460 living alone)), 639 female householders (537 living alone)), 261 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4,718 (3,197 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 765 2-persons, 524 3-persons, 378 4-persons, 142 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 997 1-person, 171 2-persons, 38 3-persons.
868 married couples with children.
549 single-parent households (89 men, 460 women).
95.1% of residents of 21853 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 26% well, 12% not well, 5% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 29% well, 10% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 5% well, 18% not well, 14% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 418 (3.5%)
(29.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Eastern Africa (23%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (19%)
- Other Western Africa (8%)
- Other Caribbean (7%)
- Other Northern Africa (6%)
- Jamaica (6%)
- Ukraine (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 181
- 1990 to 1994: 111
- 1985 to 1989: 52
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 47
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White population: 4,704
Black population: 7,149
American Indian population: 35
Asian population: 53
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 39
Two or more races population: 111

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3692 |
|  United States or American: 918 |
|  English: 689 |
|  Irish: 358 |
|  German: 334 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 311 |
|  African: 112 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 105 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 103 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 79 |
|  Italian: 75 |
|  Scottish: 60 |
|  Jamaican: 59 |
|  Dutch: 56 |
|  French (except Basque): 43 |
|  Welsh: 38 |
|  Polish: 31 |
|  Sudanese: 30 |
|  Hungarian: 28 |
|  European: 27 |
|  Kenyan: 27 |
|  Danish: 18 |
|  Ukrainian: 17 |
|  Swedish: 15 |
|  British West Indian: 15 |
|  Haitian: 15 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14 |
|  Norwegian: 13 |
|  Guyanese: 13 |
|  Ghanian: 12 |
|  British: 11 |
|  French Canadian: 11 |
|  Greek: 9 |
|  Nigerian: 7 |
|  Sierra Leonean: 7 |
|  Liberian: 7 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Moroccan: 6 |
|  Slovene: 4 |
|  Ugandan: 4 |
|  Czech: 4 |
|  Slavic: 3 |
|  Austrian: 3 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PRINCESS ANNE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (LINDEN AVENUE EXT. in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1996-0320, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES MAJOR, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: PRINCESS ANNE WWTP, SOMERSET COUNTY SANITARY DIST.
- AMERICAN PAVING CORP (PEGGY NECK ROAD in PRINCESS ANNE, 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: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Alternative names: AMERICAN PIT
- CITGO 30408 MOUNT VERNON (30408 MT. VERNON in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- MOUNTAIRE FARMS (30700 KING MILLER ROAD in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: POULTRY HATCHERIES
- PERDUE RESEARCH FARM #17 (11720 PINE POLE RD. in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS; POULTRY HATCHERIES
- PRINCESS ANNE AUTO BODY (11390 SOMERSET AVENUE in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
- PRINCESS ANNE SCHOOL (11576 LANKFORD AVENUE in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: PRINCESS ANNE PRIMARY
- KINGS CREEK MARKET (10806 MARKET LANE in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
- PERDUE RESEARCH FARM #15 (11587 PINE POLE RD. in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: POULTRY HATCHERIES
- MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (US RTE 13 1 MI S PRINCESS ANN in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
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)
, MARYLAND STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PROCYCLE FEEDS, INC. (30520 HICKORY ROAD in PRINCESS ANNE, MD)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21853
- Econo Lodge Princess Anne, 10936 Market Ln, Princess Anne, MD 21853, Phone: (410) 651-9400
- Princess Anne Motel, 30359 MT Vernon Rd, Princess Anne, MD 21853, Phone: (410) 651-4075
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 21853
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,588
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6801
- Northeast: 1811
- Midwest: 281
- South: 2593
- West: 68
60% of the 21853 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 10,343. Population change in the 1990s: +1,750 (+16.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
| Here: | 7.6% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
| Here: | 6.5% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 392
| Here: | 17.3% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN (BACKBONE ROAD in PRINCESS ANNE, MD): $5,886,519 in 47 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), Defense Ships -- Management and Support (R&D), Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D), Program Management/Support Services, and more by Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency, NASA, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $71,948; 2002: $386,096; 2003: $864,821; 2004: $871,748; 2005: $3,267,045; 2006: $424,861.
Biggest contracts:
$1,725,567 with Department of Defense for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2006-09-18.
$578,431 with Department of Defense for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-04-26. Completion date: 2006-05-05.
$301,240 with Defense Information Systems Agency for Defense Ships -- Management and Support (R&D). Taking place in VA. Signed on 2006-03-10. Completion date: 2007-03-12.
$203,800 with Department of Defense for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- JOHN FUNK JR INC (30594 ANTIOCH AVE in PRINCESS ANNE, MD; small business)
$3,510 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-04-18. Completion date: 2005-04-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 4)
- Construction: Framing Contractors (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 3104 people in state prisons
- 1452 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 111 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in other group homes
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
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