ZIP 21861 · Sharptown
Who lives in ZIP code 21861 (Sharptown, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sharptown, MD · Wicomico County
uszips 2026
People920
Median age38.5
Household income$86,027
Home value$187,458
Median rent$1,185/mo
Poverty5.4%
College degree+19.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salisbury, MD
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 136 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 373
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
35.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,494.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.1%
- Never married
- 36.0%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 52.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- 14.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.6%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 8.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.