ZIP 21740 · Hagerstown
Who lives in ZIP code 21740 (Hagerstown, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hagerstown, MD · Washington County
uszips 2026
People64,792
Median age37.9
Household income$62,873
Home value$260,453
Median rent$1,080/mo
Poverty17.3%
College degree+20.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 353 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 25,276
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.3% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,739.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.4%
- Never married
- 39.0%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 48.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.3%
- Rent burden
- 33.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.7%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.