ZIP 21643 · Hurlock
Who lives in ZIP code 21643 (Hurlock, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hurlock, MD · Dorchester County
uszips 2026
People5,392
Median age39.8
Household income$67,219
Home value$230,131
Median rent$909/mo
Poverty14.7%
College degree+14.0%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cambridge, MD (micro)
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 45 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,067
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.5% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
25.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,318.
Education (adults 25+)
33.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.2%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 53.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.4%
- Rent burden
- 51.1%
- Men / women
- 38% / 62%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.2%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.