ZIP 20842 · Dickerson
Who lives in ZIP code 20842 (Dickerson, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dickerson, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People2,369
Median age48.5
Household income$204,013
Home value$722,684
Median rent$1,777/mo
Poverty1.2%
College degree+52.0%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 802
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
77.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $81,823.
Education (adults 25+)
56.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.5%
- Never married
- 22.4%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 2.1%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 77.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.4%
- Rent burden
- 19.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 22.5%
- Farmers
- 6.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 42.7%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 5.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.