21841 Zip Code (Newark, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 988
Zip code population in 2010: 860
Zip code population in 2000: 803

Houses and condos: 485
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21841: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 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: $2,147 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,252 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 21841:

• High school or higher: 94.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21841:

• Never married: 40.0%
• Now married: 37.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 16.3%

• 
• • 69770.5%White
  • 22923.2%Black
  • 626.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21841, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,240 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,240
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $52,824 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$52,824
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1234.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3744.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7612.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9970.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17590.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $738 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$738
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,444 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,444
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 156.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,900 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,900
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 608.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,756 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,756
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.2% for AGIs below $25k, 751.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 666.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,950 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

21841:	$7,950
Maryland:	$20,944

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1060.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,067 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,067
State:	$30,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2406.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,567 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,567
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 456.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $7,700 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

21841:	$7,700
State:	$8,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 770.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,917 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,917
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.6%

Here:	94%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21841, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,586 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,586
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $41,206 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$41,206
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,093 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,093
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,888 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,888
State:	$6,933

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,850 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,850
State:	+$14,830

Profit/loss from business: +$6,944 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,944
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,800 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

21841:	$9,800
Maryland:	$17,065

Total itemized deductions: $21,662 (24% of AGI, reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,662
State:	$27,886

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,091 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,091
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,723 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

21841:	$8,723
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,940 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,940
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	60%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21841, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,718 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,718
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $36,354 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,354
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,825 (reported on 46.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,825
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,032 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,032
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$17,357 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$17,357
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,254 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,254
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,455 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,455
State:	-$4,771

Total itemized deductions: $16,906 (21% of AGI, reported on 30.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,906
State:	$22,960

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,909 (4% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,909
State:	$4,031

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,536 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

21841:	$5,536
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,466 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,466
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $10k, 47.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21811, 21863, 21850, 21874, 21862, 21829.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 387

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (10 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 307 (74 now married, 232 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21841 with a mortgage: 224 (5 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,308
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $555

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

• Zip code 21841 household income distribution in 2022

• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 98$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 121$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21841

• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 33$200,000 to $249,999
• 75$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 26$500,000 to $749,999
• 40$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21841

• 42$900 to $999
• 97$1,000 to $1,249
• 28$1,250 to $1,499

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,615.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $375,202
• Black or African American householders: $281,132

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $326,013 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,732 - $433,176

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $453,892

Here:	$453,892
State:	$526,819

Mobile homes: $108,794

Here:	$108,794
State:	$89,353

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 411
• Mobile homes: 69

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21841

• 73.4%372Drove a car alone
• 1.8%9Carpooled
• 3.9%20Taxi
• 4.9%25Other means
• 17.0%86Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21841

• 395 to 9 minutes
• 2810 to 14 minutes
• 9115 to 19 minutes
• 6620 to 24 minutes
• 4725 to 29 minutes
• 5330 to 34 minutes
• 4145 to 59 minutes
• 4990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 988

• Male householders: 218 (69 living alone), Female householders: 214 (46 living alone)

• 141 spouses (141 opposite-sex spouses), 79 unmarried partners, (79 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 264 children (238 natural, 26 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 27 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 36 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 115 1-person, 72 2-persons

144 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (31 men).

98.5% of residents of 21841 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL (7091 CENTRAL SITE LANE in NEWARK, MD)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL, SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MAJOR
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Alternative names: CENTRAL MUNICIPAL LANDFILL, WORCESTER COUNTY CENTRAL LANDFILL FACILITY

• NEWARK WWTP (7025 WORCESTER HIGHWAY in NEWARK, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: WORCESTER COUNTY DEPT. OF

• MASON CANNING CO.-NEWARK (RAILROAD AVENUE in NEWARK, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES
  Alternative names: MASON CANNING - NEWARK

Population in 1990: 765. Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+5.0%).

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

• This state: 711
• Northeast: 104
• Midwest: 10
• South: 151

72% of the 21841 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

94% of the 21841 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)

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 7. The highest number of fire incidents - 15 took place in 2018, and the least - 1 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.8%), and Outside Fires (32.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21841
• 5547.8%Structure Fires
• 3732.2%Outside Fires
• 1210.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 119.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21841, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21841 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	16	72.4 years
John	10	72.6 years
James	8	72.2 years
George	7	72.3 years
Mary	6	71.0 years
Robert	5	65.0 years
Alice	4	70.2 years
Frank	4	74.7 years
Beatrice	4	76.0 years
Howard	4	74.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 21841 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dennis	14	68.2 years
Townsend	10	80.1 years
Dryden	9	84.2 years
Hammond	8	70.1 years
Bradford	8	75.8 years
Powell	7	82.3 years
Purnell	7	71.0 years
Foreman	6	59.7 years
Johnson	6	76.2 years
Bowen	5	84.6 years