ZIP 21755 · Jefferson
Who lives in ZIP code 21755 (Jefferson, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Jefferson, MD · Frederick County
uszips 2026
People5,909
Median age43.2
Household income$137,417
Home value$531,860
Median rent$1,265/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+46.9%
Commute31 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
- 67 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,136
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
69.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $64,395.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.0%
- Never married
- 28.7%
- Divorced
- 5.7%
- Widowed
- 2.6%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 60.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- 22.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 43.2%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.