ZIP 21794 · West Friendship
Who lives in ZIP code 21794 (West Friendship, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Friendship, MD · Howard County
uszips 2026
People2,192
Median age43.4
Household income$231,466
Home value$1,009,099
Median rent—
Poverty2.2%
College degree+66.1%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 104 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 660
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
83.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $82,071.
Education (adults 25+)
54.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.5%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 4.3%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 63.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 99.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 18.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 55.1%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 6.5%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.