ZIP 21221 · Essex
Who lives in ZIP code 21221 (Essex, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Essex, MD · Baltimore County
uszips 2026
People43,487
Median age42.4
Household income$67,340
Home value$269,313
Median rent$1,310/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+21.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,117 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,286
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,922.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.0%
- Never married
- 35.0%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.5%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.8%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.