21133 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 21133, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

21133 is a zip code in Baltimore County, Maryland, which covers District 2, with a total population of 31,383 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 21133 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 21133.

The estimated population of people living in 21133 is 31,383, with a median age of 42.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 21133 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
31,383
 -4.07% -5.35%
2020
32,714
 -1.76% -
2019
33,299
+2.49%
-
2018
32,489
 -2.01% -
2017
33,156
 - -

Population of 21133 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 21133 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
10.6%
11.6%
 -8.62%
Black/African American
78.7%
82.1%
 -4.14%
Native
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%
Hispanic
5.1%
1.9%
 +168.42%
Asian
1.6%
1.9%
 -15.79%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.3%
2.2%
 +50.00%
Other
0.4%
0.2%
 +100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 21133 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 21133 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 21133 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 21133 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.4 -0.93% 39.1 -2.01% 45.7 +0.22%
2020 42.8 +6.2% 39.9 +3.64% 45.6 +9.88%
2019 40.3 -0.25% 38.5 -0.52% 41.5 -0.48%
2018 40.4 +1.25% 38.7 -0.26% 41.7 +2.96%
2017 39.9 - 38.8 - 40.5 -

The median age of the 21133 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 21133 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 1,851 -40.77% 2,149 -31.72% 1,183 1,535
10 to 19 2,176 0.05% 2,329 -8.91% 2,163 2,099
20 to 29 1,998 -21.32% 2,358 -22.49% 1,552 1,854
30 to 39 1,602 +38.69% 2,174 -5.1% 2,271 1,998
40 to 49 1,865 -16.72% 2,553 -12.96% 1,543 2,216
50 to 59 2,266 -12.45% 2,590 +14.27% 1,986 2,948
60 to 69 1,684 +8.42% 2,220 +6.56% 1,800 2,354
70+ 1,369 +7.77% 1,972 +21.24% 1,468 2,413

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 21133 zip code is $77,593.00.

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 21133.

  • Under 25
    $65,313.00
  • 25 to 44
    $78,474.00
  • 45 to 64
    $89,036.00
  • 65 and over
    $60,402.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 21133 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 21133, 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 21133 is currently $90,983.00.

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.

6.19% of households in 21133 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 21133 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.86%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.90%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.63%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    17.46%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.75%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.21%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.19%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 21133 is $35,395.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 21133 by the total population of 21133.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 21133 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 21133 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
    16.95%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29.37%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.21%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    38.66%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.82%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 21133 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 21133 zip over the age of 16 is 26,126.

Of those people, a total of 64.60% 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 21133 is 60.30%.

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 21133 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,723 37.10% 14.70%
20 to 24 years 1,875 88.10% 15.20%
25 to 29 years 1,531 83.00% 11.40%
30 to 34 years 1,799 91.30% 4.70%
35 to 44 years 4,221 91.50% 6.30%
45 to 54 years 4,492 79.20% 4.40%
55 to 59 years 2,450 76.80% 4.10%
60 to 64 years 2,326 51.40% 2.00%
65 to 74 years 3,316 30.10% 3.50%
75 years and over 2,393 7.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 21133. 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 3,077 59.70% 5.20%
Black or African American 20,591 64.90% 6.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 109 23.90% 0.00%
Asian 490 71.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 100.00% 0.00%
Other 390 67.20% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,461 69.40% 11.30%
Hispanic or Latino 1,248 68.30% 6.90%
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,870 58.60% 5.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 21133 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 21133 is 15,766, with median earnings of $42,661.00.

Women in 21133 are earning approximately 107.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,766 $42,661.00
Male 7,087 $40,739.00
Female 8,679 $43,845.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 21133 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 1,502 $67,500.00
Business and Financial 1,322 $66,875.00
Computer and Mathematical 685 $87,672.00
Architecture and Engineering 295 $77,308.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 173 $105,043.00
Community and Social Service 315 $44,154.00
Legal 127 $41,696.00
Educational and Library 699 $44,978.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 106 $32,981.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,358 $63,553.00
Healthcare Support 726 $29,904.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 317 $26,762.00
Law Enforcement 286 $62,361.00
Food Preparation and Serving 611 $10,301.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 573 $28,371.00
Personal Care and Service 528 $16,429.00
Sales 1,065 $22,656.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,220 $38,994.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 25 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 333 $53,512.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 351 $56,250.00
Production 573 $29,464.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,074 $28,583.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 21133 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 21133.

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 851 $65,712.00 651 $81,875.00
Business and Financial 440 $56,346.00 882 $72,955.00
Computer and Mathematical 312 $82,716.00 373 $90,225.00
Architecture and Engineering 156 $103,625.00 139 $76,401.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 74 $40,625.00 99 $107,112.00
Community and Social Service 80 $55,000.00 235 $43,860.00
Legal 23 $0.00 104 $32,407.00
Educational and Library 113 $56,289.00 586 $44,254.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 80 $16,731.00 26 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 362 $53,917.00 996 $70,063.00
Healthcare Support 87 $10,625.00 639 $30,731.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 226 $25,866.00 91 $0.00
Law Enforcement 222 $44,962.00 64 $66,250.00
Food Preparation and Serving 340 $4,943.00 271 $12,243.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 410 $37,619.00 163 $10,292.00
Personal Care and Service 115 $11,761.00 413 $20,125.00
Sales 493 $24,026.00 572 $17,283.00
Office and Administrative Support 286 $43,106.00 1,934 $38,734.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 7 $0.00 18 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 313 $49,688.00 20 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 328 $55,185.00 23 $0.00
Production 377 $45,598.00 196 $21,735.00
Transportation and Material Moving 939 $25,625.00 135 $29,708.00

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 11,674 households in 21133, with an average household size of 2.64 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 7,468 families living in the 21133 zip code with an average family size of 3.41 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 21133:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,675 454 2,339 4,206
Average Household Size 3.76 2.57 3.16 1.12
Total Families 4,675 454 2,339 0
Average Household Size 3.7 2.46 3.01 0

Poverty

Of the 7,468 families living in 21133, 5.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 21133:

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 12,003 housing units in 21133.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,674 97.26%
Vacant 329 2.74%

31.23% of the total 12,003 housing units in 21133 are rental units. This is approximately 3,749 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,905 are occupied by the owner - or 65.86% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 21133 is $1,358.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 21133 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
    20
  • Less than $500
    305
  • $500 to $999
    328
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,943
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    752
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    400
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    21
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 21133 is $254,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 21133 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    329
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    43
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    201
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,057
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    4,354
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,683
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    178
  • $1,000,000 or more
    60

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 21133. The chart below shows the number of properties in 21133 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    284
  • 1940 to 1949
    300
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,318
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,497
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,156
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,724
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,133
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,197
  • 2010 to 2013
    394
  • 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 21133 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,141
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,387
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,417
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,729

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 21133 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 21133 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 21133.

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
    139
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    488
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,156
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,405
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,919
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,035
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,875
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    579
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    772
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,075
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,391
  • 90 or more minutes
    508

Summary

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