ZIP 21784 · Sykesville
Who lives in ZIP code 21784 (Sykesville, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sykesville, MD · Carroll County
uszips 2026
People39,258
Median age38.9
Household income$139,395
Home value$495,193
Median rent$1,739/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+53.0%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 270 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,416
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
66.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $62,033.
Education (adults 25+)
49.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 66.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.3%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 48.3%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.