ZIP 21901 · North East
Who lives in ZIP code 21901 (North East, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
North East, MD · Cecil County
uszips 2026
People19,514
Median age38.3
Household income$113,719
Home value$360,177
Median rent$1,465/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+36.3%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Metro division
- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 155 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,510
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.7% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
56.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,752.
Education (adults 25+)
50.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.1%
- Never married
- 30.4%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 56.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 8.9%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.8%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.