ZIP 21849 · Parsonsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 21849 (Parsonsburg, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Parsonsburg, MD · Wicomico County
uszips 2026
People3,388
Median age41.7
Household income$71,211
Home value$233,602
Median rent$1,200/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+27.3%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salisbury, MD
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 36 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,402
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
31.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,385.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.0%
- Never married
- 32.8%
- Divorced
- 6.1%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- 20.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.8%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.0%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.