21522 Zip Code (MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 239
Zip code population in 2010: 141
Zip code population in 2000: 53

Houses and condos: 129
Renter-occupied apartments: 24
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21522: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 93 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: $1,331
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,076

For population 25 years and over in 21522:

• High school or higher: 93.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21522:

• Never married: 7.9%
• Now married: 79.3%
• Separated: 3.4%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 5.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21522, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,029 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,029
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $34,679 (reported on 76.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,679
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.6% for AGIs below $10k, 55.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $405 (reported on 53.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$405
Maryland:	$1,701

Profit/loss from business: +$6,765 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,765
State:	+$12,221

Total itemized deductions: $12,600 (20% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,600
State:	$22,960

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,302 (reported on 76.8% of returns)

21522:	$4,302
State:	$10,167

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.1%

Here:	68%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 21520, 21536, 21561, 15562, 21541, 15558.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 98

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (34 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21522 with a mortgage: 31
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,195
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365

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

• Zip code 21522 household income distribution in 2022

• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21522

• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$400,000 to $499,999
• 14$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21522

• 6$300 to $349
• 12No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,348

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,095 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,209 - $246,661

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $298,141

Here:	$298,141
State:	$526,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 115
• Mobile homes: 12

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21522

• 64.2%95Drove a car alone
• 6.8%10Carpooled
• 12.2%18Walked
• 17.6%26Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21522

• 22Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 1415 to 19 minutes
• 2020 to 24 minutes
• 1130 to 34 minutes
• 2940 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 239

• Male householders: 63 (0 living alone), Female householders: 35 (0 living alone)

• 78 spouses (78 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 43 3-persons

15 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (17 men, 7 women).

98.2% of residents of 21522 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• VERIZON MARYLAND INC (SW SIDE OF RTE 495 in BITTINGER, MD)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELE CO

• DRY RUN MENNONITE SCHOOL (STATE ROUTE 495 in BITTINGER, MD)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Population in 1990: 479.

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

• This state: 108
• Northeast: 84
• South: 34

75% of the 21522 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

102% of the 21522 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Wholesale Trade: Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (1-4: 1)