ZIP 21562 · Westernport
Who lives in ZIP code 21562 (Westernport, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Westernport, MD · Allegany County
uszips 2026
People3,032
Median age43.8
Household income$47,500
Home value$104,947
Median rent$547/mo
Poverty20.3%
College degree+14.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cumberland, MD-WV (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,256
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
21.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,179.
Education (adults 25+)
57.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 34.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.1%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.6%
- Unemployment
- 0.3%
- Self-employed
- 5.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.2%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 21.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.