ZIP 21872 · Whaleyville
Who lives in ZIP code 21872 (Whaleyville, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whaleyville, MD · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People661
Median age31.5
Household income$117,888
Home value$438,946
Median rent—
Poverty2.9%
College degree+47.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ocean Pines, MD (micro)
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 270
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.0% are 65 or older; 73.4% are adults.
Household income
65.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,549.
Education (adults 25+)
74.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 1.2%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 78.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 62% / 38%
Work
- In labor force
- 78.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 1.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.