ZIP 21742 · Hagerstown
Who lives in ZIP code 21742 (Hagerstown, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hagerstown, MD · Washington County
uszips 2026
People34,069
Median age41.7
Household income$86,288
Home value$305,599
Median rent$1,351/mo
Poverty12.3%
College degree+31.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 283 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,231
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
42.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,674.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 30.4%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.3%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.