ZIP 21550 · Oakland
Who lives in ZIP code 21550 (Oakland, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oakland, MD · Garrett County
uszips 2026
People13,691
Median age49.4
Household income$64,921
Home value$233,436
Median rent$803/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+27.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,100
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.1% are 65 or older; 82.3% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,303.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.0%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 3.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 21.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.