21607, MD Demographics

Population 563 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in ZIP 21607

Household size in ZIP 21607

Household size, people per household
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–103.092.612.682.68
2010–143.242.652.732.73
2015–193.132.652.742.71
2020–242.912.592.682.65
Change−0.18−0.02+0.01−0.03
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ZIP 21607 is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.09 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in ZIP 21607

Median age, years
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–1036.738.738.537.7
2010–1441.239.539.338.6
2015–1936.940.240.239.6
2020–2454.340.340.640.1
Change+17.6+1.6+2.1+2.3
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ZIP 21607 skews older: half of its residents are older than 54.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in ZIP 21607

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–104.2%12.6%12.5%12.3%
2010–143.4%12.3%12.6%12.3%
2015–193.5%11.6%11.7%11.6%
2020–2413.9%11.5%11.7%11.6%
Change+9.7 pts−1.1 pts−0.9 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are more common in ZIP 21607 than nationally: 13.9%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in ZIP 21607

Renters in ZIP 21607

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–1017.8%32.0%31.0%33.3%
2010–1420.4%33.5%32.9%35.6%
2015–1919.2%33.5%33.1%36.0%
2020–2411.5%33.1%32.4%34.8%
Change−6.4 pts+1.1 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 11.5% of households in ZIP 21607 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 39.6% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in ZIP 21607

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–1019.2%9.3%9.0%11.4%
2010–1425.2%9.3%8.9%11.4%
2015–194.0%9.4%8.9%11.1%
2020–242.8%7.2%7.1%9.6%
Change−16.4 pts−2.1 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Empty homes are scarce in ZIP 21607: just 2.8% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in ZIP 21607

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–101979197119741974
2010–141982197219751975
2015–191981197319761977
2020–241988197519781980
Change+9+4+4+6
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ZIP 21607 has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in ZIP 21607

Rent, per month
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–10$1,435$1,179$1,249$965
2010–14$623$1,293$1,363$1,040
2015–19$1,063$1,477$1,576$1,213
2020–24$1,625$1,778$1,869$1,571
Change+$190+$599+$620+$606
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Rent in ZIP 21607 runs $1,625 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents here are lower than in the Baltimore area overall ($1,778). Rent takes 36.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in ZIP 21607

Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 21607

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–1011.0%35.6%36.3%28.4%
2010–1425.8%37.3%37.7%29.6%
2015–1913.8%40.8%40.5%32.1%
2020–2412.9%44.1%43.4%35.6%
Change+1.9 pts+8.5 pts+7.1 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in ZIP 21607 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.9%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in ZIP 21607

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–1071.5%87.8%88.0%84.9%
2010–1481.4%89.5%89.1%86.1%
2015–1984.4%91.1%90.2%87.7%
2020–2488.1%92.1%90.9%89.3%
Change+16.6 pts+4.3 pts+2.9 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in ZIP 21607 is close to the national rate: 88.1% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in the Baltimore area as a whole (92.1%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in ZIP 21607

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodZIP 21607Baltimore areaMarylandU.S.
2006–104.5%6.6%6.5%8.1%
2010–148.5%8.3%8.1%9.4%
2015–192.3%5.2%5.1%5.6%
2020–247.4%4.8%5.0%5.4%
Change+2.9 pts−1.8 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in ZIP 21607: 7.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

ZIP 21607 compared with nearby ZIP codes

ZIP codeHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
ZIP 216072.9154.313.9%11.5%2.8%1988$1,62512.9%88.1%7.4%
ZIP 216682.6742.814.5%25.1%7.5%1988$1,15718.7%92.4%5.8%
ZIP 216442.9154.313.9%11.5%2.8%1988$1,62512.9%88.1%7.4%
ZIP 216493.1239.722.2%14.7%10.6%1981$1,96513.0%77.3%3.7%
ZIP 216232.8739.012.0%14.7%5.3%1997$1,26124.8%87.4%3.2%
ZIP 216402.7037.223.8%13.7%8.9%1983$1,64611.2%75.6%2.3%
ZIP 216282.4341.420.8%7.5%16.7%1994$1,88920.6%90.2%11.3%
ZIP 216512.6637.522.0%21.6%13.8%1988$1,54017.2%89.6%5.9%
ZIP 199642.3345.211.7%15.7%2.8%1997$1,1456.3%75.9%3.1%
ZIP 199532.5940.913.0%22.1%3.4%1990$1,2718.4%81.5%8.6%
ZIP 216362.4542.622.2%14.3%11.3%1987$1,60911.2%79.7%1.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 21607. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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