ZIP 21217 · Baltimore
Who lives in ZIP code 21217 (Baltimore, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County
uszips 2026
People30,792
Median age38.8
Household income$38,409
Home value$170,119
Median rent$1,119/mo
Poverty31.6%
College degree+23.4%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 5,608 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,332
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
16.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,971.
Education (adults 25+)
40.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 18.5%
- Never married
- 63.0%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 29.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 30.0%
- Rent burden
- 41.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 12.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.9%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 20.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.