ZIP 21774 · New Market
Who lives in ZIP code 21774 (New Market, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Market, MD · Frederick County
uszips 2026
People17,134
Median age36.1
Household income$171,103
Home value$542,000
Median rent$2,494/mo
Poverty2.2%
College degree+61.6%
Commute39 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
- 467 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,647
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.4% are 65 or older; 70.1% are adults.
Household income
74.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $77,897.
Education (adults 25+)
48.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.2%
- Never married
- 22.7%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 3.39
- Dual-income families
- 73.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 54.2%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 7.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.