ZIP 21085 · Joppa
Who lives in ZIP code 21085 (Joppa, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Joppa, MD · Harford County
uszips 2026
People17,307
Median age42.3
Household income$113,714
Home value$349,315
Median rent$1,734/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+31.2%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 352 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,801
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
56.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,169.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.0%
- Rent burden
- 24.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.1%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.