ZIP 21826 · Fruitland
Who lives in ZIP code 21826 (Fruitland, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fruitland, MD · Wicomico County
uszips 2026
People5,451
Median age33.2
Household income$64,946
Home value$203,918
Median rent$1,586/mo
Poverty15.4%
College degree+36.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salisbury, MD
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 521 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,909
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
30.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,210.
Education (adults 25+)
27.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 35.7%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.61
- Dual-income families
- 54.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 50.2%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.