ZIP 21841 · Newark
Who lives in ZIP code 21841 (Newark, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Newark, MD · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People793
Median age45.4
Household income—
Home value—
Median rent$1,689/mo
Poverty5.3%
College degree+22.1%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ocean Pines, MD (micro)
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 340
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
37.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,394.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 19.8%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 45.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.2%
- Rent burden
- 76.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 18.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.7%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.