ZIP 21218 · Baltimore
Who lives in ZIP code 21218 (Baltimore, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County
uszips 2026
People44,014
Median age35.0
Household income$62,488
Home value$242,851
Median rent$1,264/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+44.7%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,925 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,703
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 83.7% are adults.
Household income
30.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,466.
Education (adults 25+)
51.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.4%
- Never married
- 58.9%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.2%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.