ZIP 21521 · Barton
Who lives in ZIP code 21521 (Barton, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Barton, MD · Garrett County
uszips 2026
People1,400
Median age54.1
Household income$64,194
Home value$113,968
Median rent$863/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+12.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 568
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.0% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,022.
Education (adults 25+)
30.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 33.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.6%
- Rent burden
- 42.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.7%
- Unemployment
- 13.4%
- Self-employed
- 5.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 11.3%
- With a disability
- 24.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.