ZIP 21286 · Towson
Who lives in ZIP code 21286 (Towson, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Towson, MD · Baltimore County
uszips 2026
People21,853
Median age39.6
Household income$93,808
Home value$434,850
Median rent$1,605/mo
Poverty13.2%
College degree+58.8%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 982 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,765
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.2% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
46.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,725.
Education (adults 25+)
47.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 37.1%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.9%
- Rent burden
- 44.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 46.6%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.