21793 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 21793, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

21793 is a zip code in Frederick County, Maryland, which covers District 11, Woodsboro, District 13, Mount Pleasant, District 26, and Walkersville, with a total population of 10,862 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 21793 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 21793.

The estimated population of people living in 21793 is 10,862, with a median age of 42.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 21793 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
10,862
+3.67%
+7.14%
2020
10,477
+0.59%
-
2019
10,416
+2.49%
-
2018
10,163
+0.25%
-
2017
10,138
 - -

Population of 21793 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 21793 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
74%
75.9%
 -2.50%
Black/African American
6.6%
7.2%
 -8.33%
Native
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%
Hispanic
13.1%
10.2%
 +28.43%
Asian
3.4%
3.9%
 -12.82%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.9%
2.6%
 +11.54%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 21793 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 21793 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 21793 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 21793 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.1 +1.2% 41.5 +0.48% 42.3 +0.24%
2020 41.6 +12.43% 41.3 +13.46% 42.2 +12.23%
2019 37 -2.37% 36.4 -0.27% 37.6 -3.09%
2018 37.9 -1.81% 36.5 -3.69% 38.8 -0.77%
2017 38.6 - 37.9 - 39.1 -

The median age of the 21793 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 21793 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 9 669 -3.39% 504 +18.02% 629 586
10 to 19 743 -7.03% 876 -2.67% 692 816
20 to 29 607 -22.43% 536 +17.88% 479 636
30 to 39 583 +14.53% 726 -7.72% 645 644
40 to 49 649 +24.42% 669 +27.2% 792 862
50 to 59 741 -6.37% 726 +8.67% 692 775
60 to 69 606 +12.9% 622 +18.9% 677 731
70+ 307 +42.26% 574 +33.37% 448 758

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 21793 zip code is $108,667.00.

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 21793.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $113,669.00
  • 45 to 64
    $126,417.00
  • 65 and over
    $66,667.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 21793 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 21793, 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 21793 is currently $126,839.00.

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.

11.99% of households in 21793 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 21793 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.71%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    15.00%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.17%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.99%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    27.29%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    15.85%
  • $200,000 or more
    11.99%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 21793 is $47,310.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 21793 by the total population of 21793.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 21793 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 21793 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
    19.27%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29.36%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    16.32%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    32.59%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.45%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 21793 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 21793 zip over the age of 16 is 8,725.

Of those people, a total of 69.00% 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 21793 is 66.70%.

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 21793 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 586 41.00% 24.60%
20 to 24 years 490 87.10% 4.70%
25 to 29 years 625 88.80% 5.20%
30 to 34 years 746 86.10% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,469 93.00% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 1,289 86.00% 1.60%
55 to 59 years 906 79.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 796 66.30% 4.00%
65 to 74 years 1,116 28.00% 3.80%
75 years and over 702 16.80% 9.30%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 21793. 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 7,218 67.80% 3.40%
Black or African American 590 67.50% 0.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native 26 23.10% 0.00%
Asian 282 76.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 57 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 552 80.80% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 969 70.50% 8.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,771 68.40% 2.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 21793 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 21793 is 5,818, with median earnings of $52,297.00.

Women in 21793 are earning approximately 60.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,818 $52,297.00
Male 2,954 $66,767.00
Female 2,864 $40,410.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 21793 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 902 $98,276.00
Business and Financial 391 $69,375.00
Computer and Mathematical 174 $118,864.00
Architecture and Engineering 66 $140,278.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 67 $96,060.00
Community and Social Service 50 $49,000.00
Legal 28 $91,667.00
Educational and Library 442 $53,362.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 118 $11,667.00
Healthcare Practitioners 397 $53,558.00
Healthcare Support 167 $41,544.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 70 $91,012.00
Law Enforcement 22 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 256 $8,684.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 225 $25,120.00
Personal Care and Service 150 $23,077.00
Sales 481 $31,250.00
Office and Administrative Support 809 $44,090.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 213 $64,602.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 237 $67,102.00
Production 299 $34,716.00
Transportation and Material Moving 158 $41,500.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 21793 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 21793.

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 651 $108,542.00 251 $93,207.00
Business and Financial 196 $81,071.00 195 $68,125.00
Computer and Mathematical 147 $119,205.00 27 $79,375.00
Architecture and Engineering 66 $140,278.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 31 $0.00 36 $0.00
Community and Social Service 50 $49,000.00 0 $0.00
Legal 10 $0.00 18 $0.00
Educational and Library 140 $58,750.00 302 $52,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 42 $117,813.00 76 $9,191.00
Healthcare Practitioners 21 $0.00 376 $51,667.00
Healthcare Support 62 $0.00 105 $38,719.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 70 $91,012.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 22 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 42 $20,333.00 214 $7,895.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 101 $17,169.00 124 $26,154.00
Personal Care and Service 19 $35,804.00 131 $22,330.00
Sales 248 $41,667.00 233 $6,845.00
Office and Administrative Support 223 $52,614.00 586 $44,049.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 213 $64,602.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 231 $67,422.00 6 $0.00
Production 178 $45,938.00 121 $28,823.00
Transportation and Material Moving 153 $40,875.00 5 $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 3,994 households in 21793, with an average household size of 2.7 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 3,052 families living in the 21793 zip code with an average family size of 3.11 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 21793:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,562 197 293 942
Average Household Size 3.12 3.81 3.15 1.17
Total Families 2,562 197 293 0
Average Household Size 3.11 3.25 3.05 0

Poverty

Of the 3,052 families living in 21793, 2.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 21793:

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 4,107 housing units in 21793.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 3,994 97.25%
Vacant 113 2.75%

15.88% of the total 4,107 housing units in 21793 are rental units. This is approximately 652 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,322 are occupied by the owner - or 80.89% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 21793 is $1,578.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 21793 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
    30
  • $500 to $999
    38
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    219
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    249
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    88
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    28
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 21793 is $339,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 21793 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    48
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    52
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    70
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    234
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    858
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,728
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    332
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 21793. The chart below shows the number of properties in 21793 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    602
  • 1940 to 1949
    42
  • 1950 to 1959
    69
  • 1960 to 1969
    213
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,164
  • 1980 to 1989
    893
  • 1990 to 1999
    464
  • 2000 to 2009
    504
  • 2010 to 2013
    116
  • 2014 or later
    40

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 21793 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    235
  • 1 vehicle available
    811
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,541
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,407

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 21793 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 21793 that commute to work in a particular way.

35.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 21793.

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
    194
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    247
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    485
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    514
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,054
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    339
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    344
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    156
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    133
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    364
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    903
  • 90 or more minutes
    302

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 21793 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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