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21861 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 21861 Zip Code is $21,508, which is much lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 21861 Zip Code median household income is $43,616, which has grown by 8.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 21861 Zip Code residents spend 29.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #416

21861 Zip Code	21,508 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	32,292 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	31,964 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	33,229 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	43,616 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	57,086 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

21861 Zip Code	8.50%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	21861 Zip Code		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.83%	$6,373, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.81%	$16,469, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.97%	$8,493, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.40%	$13,774, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	48,500 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

21861 Zip Code	58,671 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
White	$43,839, see rank	$82,638	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$17,813, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,458, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,889, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$28,750, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	758, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	322, 42.48%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	239, 74.22%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	239, 74.22%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	223, 93.31%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 6.69%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	83, 25.78%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	436, 57.52%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	267, 61.24%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	267, 61.24%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	232, 86.89%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 13.11%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	169, 38.76%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	455, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	405, 89.01%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26, 5.71%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	7, 1.54%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 3.74%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

21861 Zip Code	29.1 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	455	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	223, 49.01%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43, 19.28%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30, 13.45%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21, 9.42%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 21.52%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51, 22.87%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	232, 50.99%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	103, 44.40%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	47, 20.26%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77, 33.19%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 2.16%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	21861 Zip Code	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	455, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	73, 16.04%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 6.59%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.66%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	56, 12.31%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 5.05%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	11, 2.42%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29, 6.37%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 4.40%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	130, 28.57%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 3.96%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	45, 9.89%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 3.74%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	21861 Zip Code	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	198	20.02%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	44	17.46%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.