ZIP 21797 · Woodbine
Who lives in ZIP code 21797 (Woodbine, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Woodbine, MD · Howard County
uszips 2026
People8,643
Median age45.3
Household income$189,241
Home value$738,015
Median rent$1,535/mo
Poverty2.4%
College degree+51.4%
Commute39 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 76 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,849
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
74.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $70,648.
Education (adults 25+)
50.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.7%
- Never married
- 27.0%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 60.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.7%
- Rent burden
- 38.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 49.1%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.4%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.