ZIP 21157 · Westminster
Who lives in ZIP code 21157 (Westminster, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Westminster, MD · Carroll County
uszips 2026
People38,984
Median age43.2
Household income$104,966
Home value$424,017
Median rent$1,331/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+37.9%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 194 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,785
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
51.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,315.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.2%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 65.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.8%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.