ZIP 21727 · Emmitsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 21727 (Emmitsburg, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emmitsburg, MD · Frederick County
uszips 2026
People6,052
Median age29.5
Household income$95,236
Home value$336,917
Median rent$775/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+26.1%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,673
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 85.8% are adults.
Household income
46.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,891.
Education (adults 25+)
40.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.0%
- Never married
- 51.1%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 53.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.4%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.