20833 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 20833, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

20833 is a zip code in Howard County and Montgomery County, Maryland, which covers District 4, Lisbon, District 1, and District 8, with a total population of 8,054 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 20833 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 20833.

The estimated population of people living in 20833 is 8,054, with a median age of 47.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 20833 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
8,054
+3.98%
+7.03%
2020
7,746
+5.12%
-
2019
7,369
 -4.92% -
2018
7,750
+2.99%
-
2017
7,525
 - -

Population of 20833 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 20833 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
62.3%
70.2%
 -11.25%
Black/African American
10.6%
9%
 +17.78%
Native
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
12.4%
8.9%
 +39.33%
Asian
8.7%
10.8%
 -19.44%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
5.2%
1.1%
 +372.73%
Other
0.6%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 20833 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 20833 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 20833 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 20833 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 47.3 +3.5% 44.8 +9.27% 49.6 +1.22%
2020 45.7 +0.44% 41 -2.84% 49 +2.51%
2019 45.5 -0.44% 42.2 -4.52% 47.8 +1.92%
2018 45.7 +2.24% 44.2 -1.78% 46.9 +5.63%
2017 44.7 - 45 - 44.4 -

The median age of the 20833 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 20833 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 314 -21.5% 417 -29.84% 241 304
10 to 19 503 +87.67% 711 -18.44% 1,046 581
20 to 29 353 -45.2% 350 +34.26% 199 448
30 to 39 298 2.2% 319 -20.09% 280 232
40 to 49 471 0.27% 551 -0.92% 465 544
50 to 59 624 +7.77% 776 +15.09% 653 877
60 to 69 476 +27.98% 600 -0.4% 605 595
70+ 355 +27.53% 407 +37.74% 448 536

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 20833 zip code is $186,888.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 20833.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $157,188.00
  • 45 to 64
    $196,875.00
  • 65 and over
    $125,500.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 20833 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 20833, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 20833 is currently $188,601.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

44.13% of households in 20833 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 20833 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    4.36%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    5.85%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    5.43%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.14%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.07%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.02%
  • $200,000 or more
    44.13%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 20833 is $62,026.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 20833 by the total population of 20833.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 20833 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 20833 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    34.54%
  • Bachelor's degree
    47.96%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.16%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    9.65%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.68%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 20833 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 20833 zip over the age of 16 is 6,964.

Of those people, a total of 63.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 20833 is 61.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 20833 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,082 14.00% 15.80%
20 to 24 years 356 77.50% 5.40%
25 to 29 years 291 81.40% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 306 81.40% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 627 93.30% 2.20%
45 to 54 years 1,493 94.00% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 625 90.90% 5.50%
60 to 64 years 793 68.00% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 763 40.10% 0.00%
75 years and over 628 13.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 20833. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 4,730 65.30% 2.80%
Black or African American 835 73.50% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 18 33.30% 0.00%
Asian 654 56.40% 0.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 286 60.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 441 33.10% 15.10%
Hispanic or Latino 875 48.30% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,268 67.30% 3.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 20833 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 20833 is 4,280, with median earnings of $74,817.00.

Women in 20833 are earning approximately 61.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 4,280 $74,817.00
Male 2,073 $101,691.00
Female 2,207 $62,520.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 20833 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 880 $152,618.00
Business and Financial 348 $106,400.00
Computer and Mathematical 223 $138,688.00
Architecture and Engineering 105 $128,875.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 135 $118,750.00
Community and Social Service 169 $46,576.00
Legal 152 $148,400.00
Educational and Library 481 $37,314.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 72 $58,158.00
Healthcare Practitioners 265 $129,083.00
Healthcare Support 142 $12,102.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 18 $0.00
Law Enforcement 187 $54,936.00
Food Preparation and Serving 46 $20,556.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 65 $7,411.00
Sales 298 $30,978.00
Office and Administrative Support 299 $26,688.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 26 $34,583.00
Construction and Extraction 119 $44,282.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 55 $62,188.00
Production 32 $81,944.00
Transportation and Material Moving 144 $22,305.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 20833 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 20833.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 370 $138,571.00 510 $153,047.00
Business and Financial 158 $99,792.00 190 $106,500.00
Computer and Mathematical 163 $141,094.00 60 $128,214.00
Architecture and Engineering 90 $132,788.00 15 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 71 $163,854.00 64 $24,924.00
Community and Social Service 149 $0.00 20 $56,250.00
Legal 75 $172,344.00 77 $147,650.00
Educational and Library 143 $105,464.00 338 $25,526.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 21 $26,250.00 51 $58,322.00
Healthcare Practitioners 85 $160,893.00 180 $96,167.00
Healthcare Support 69 $67,536.00 73 $12,074.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 18 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 128 $64,022.00 59 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 38 $19,615.00 8 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 11 $0.00 54 $6,429.00
Sales 71 $73,607.00 227 $7,128.00
Office and Administrative Support 29 $34,464.00 270 $26,000.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 23 $35,104.00 3 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 119 $44,282.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 49 $65,417.00 6 $0.00
Production 32 $81,944.00 0 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 144 $22,305.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 2,615 households in 20833, with an average household size of 3.06 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,282 families living in the 20833 zip code with an average family size of 3.24 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 20833:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,949 37 296 333
Average Household Size 3.42 3.05 2.91 1.11
Total Families 1,949 37 296 0
Average Household Size 3.32 2.03 2.91 0

Poverty

Of the 2,282 families living in 20833, 2.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 20833:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,661 housing units in 20833.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 2,615 98.27%
Vacant 46 1.73%

5.41% of the total 2,661 housing units in 20833 are rental units. This is approximately 144 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,442 are occupied by the owner - or 91.77% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 20833 is $2,200.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 20833 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    29
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    0
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    47
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    60
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    36

Property Value

The median value of a property in 20833 is $651,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 20833 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    7
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    574
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,557
  • $1,000,000 or more
    295

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 20833. The chart below shows the number of properties in 20833 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    88
  • 1940 to 1949
    66
  • 1950 to 1959
    68
  • 1960 to 1969
    30
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,000
  • 1980 to 1989
    308
  • 1990 to 1999
    734
  • 2000 to 2009
    328
  • 2010 to 2013
    39
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 20833 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    6
  • 1 vehicle available
    402
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,203
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,004

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 20833 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 20833 that commute to work in a particular way.

35.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 20833.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    81
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    195
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    222
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    270
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    280
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    138
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    474
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    156
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    301
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    521
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    497
  • 90 or more minutes
    107

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 20833 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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