ZIP 21851 · Pocomoke City
Who lives in ZIP code 21851 (Pocomoke City, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Pocomoke City, MD · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People7,297
Median age44.1
Household income$53,162
Home value$206,247
Median rent$848/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+22.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ocean Pines, MD (micro)
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,252
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
28.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,837.
Education (adults 25+)
44.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 48.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.9%
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.2%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 22.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.