21811 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 21811, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

21811 is a zip code in Worcester County, Maryland, which covers District 2, Central, District 3, Sinepuxent, District 4, Western, District 5, Ocean Pines, District 6, and Northern, with a total population of 24,187 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 21811 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 21811.

The estimated population of people living in 21811 is 24,187, with a median age of 53.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 21811 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
24,187
 -0.69% +5.56%
2020
24,356
+1.18%
-
2019
24,071
+1.56%
-
2018
23,701
+3.43%
-
2017
22,914
 - -

Population of 21811 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 21811 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
83.9%
82.7%
 +1.45%
Black/African American
7.6%
10.3%
 -26.21%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.3%
3.3%
 0.00%
Asian
1.7%
2%
 -15.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.8%
1.4%
 +100.00%
Other
0.6%
0.1%
 +500.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 21811 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 21811 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 21811 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 21811 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 53.2 -0.75% 52.9 +0.76% 53.5 -2.73%
2020 53.6 +1.32% 52.5 +1.74% 55 +1.29%
2019 52.9 +0.95% 51.6 +1.38% 54.3 +0.74%
2018 52.4 -1.13% 50.9 -1.55% 53.9 -0.37%
2017 53 - 51.7 - 54.1 -

The median age of the 21811 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 21811 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 1,286 -13.46% 868 +20.65% 1,115 1,041
10 to 19 1,081 +4.62% 1,188 +6.24% 1,118 1,255
20 to 29 878 +11.74% 804 +13.08% 948 904
30 to 39 853 +11.72% 989 +28.78% 954 1,300
40 to 49 1,279 -2.25% 1,370 -22.54% 1,238 1,086
50 to 59 1,576 +5.43% 1,683 +2.09% 1,640 1,703
60 to 69 1,884 +30.03% 2,279 -8.5% 2,495 2,082
70+ 2,188 +5.89% 2,708 +10.3% 2,313 2,995

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 21811 zip code is $79,337.00.

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 21811.

  • Under 25
    $28,371.00
  • 25 to 44
    $98,238.00
  • 45 to 64
    $91,283.00
  • 65 and over
    $66,028.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 21811 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 21811, 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 21811 is currently $102,783.00.

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.

10.03% of households in 21811 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 21811 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.50%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.48%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.10%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.86%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.88%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.03%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 21811 is $44,101.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 21811 by the total population of 21811.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 21811 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 21811 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
    15.00%
  • Bachelor's degree
    32.01%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.03%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    38.28%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.68%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 21811 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 21811 zip over the age of 16 is 20,270.

Of those people, a total of 54.80% 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 21811 is 51.20%.

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 21811 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 612 42.20% 14.00%
20 to 24 years 770 74.80% 23.60%
25 to 29 years 1,082 71.30% 4.70%
30 to 34 years 1,079 79.30% 2.70%
35 to 44 years 2,267 83.30% 8.80%
45 to 54 years 2,886 78.80% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 1,689 77.00% 4.20%
60 to 64 years 2,261 62.70% 2.90%
65 to 74 years 4,209 36.80% 5.90%
75 years and over 3,415 6.20% 14.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 21811. 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 17,613 54.10% 4.90%
Black or African American 1,568 60.30% 16.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 355 60.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 210 43.30% 0.00%
Two or more races 514 59.70% 13.40%
Hispanic or Latino 573 61.30% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,309 54.00% 5.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 21811 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 21811 is 10,384, with median earnings of $47,350.00.

Women in 21811 are earning approximately 90.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,384 $47,350.00
Male 5,645 $49,932.00
Female 4,739 $44,918.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 21811 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 1,410 $67,016.00
Business and Financial 638 $98,190.00
Computer and Mathematical 137 $81,420.00
Architecture and Engineering 136 $74,028.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 67 $64,491.00
Community and Social Service 176 $47,386.00
Legal 56 $65,909.00
Educational and Library 553 $53,772.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 168 $92,614.00
Healthcare Practitioners 656 $78,580.00
Healthcare Support 274 $23,796.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 139 $35,787.00
Law Enforcement 159 $77,964.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,081 $26,495.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 510 $27,625.00
Personal Care and Service 267 $18,885.00
Sales 1,354 $47,143.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,051 $42,768.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 18 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 559 $40,607.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 532 $56,786.00
Production 125 $33,949.00
Transportation and Material Moving 178 $34,375.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 21811 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 21811.

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 975 $78,140.00 435 $54,635.00
Business and Financial 360 $118,056.00 278 $90,978.00
Computer and Mathematical 108 $80,795.00 29 $86,528.00
Architecture and Engineering 123 $73,125.00 13 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 27 $0.00 40 $0.00
Community and Social Service 62 $45,962.00 114 $50,313.00
Legal 21 $0.00 35 $65,511.00
Educational and Library 131 $60,096.00 422 $53,520.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 126 $93,409.00 42 $36,875.00
Healthcare Practitioners 69 $104,583.00 587 $77,757.00
Healthcare Support 26 $0.00 248 $25,000.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 116 $36,852.00 23 $0.00
Law Enforcement 141 $78,607.00 18 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 629 $33,105.00 452 $22,353.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 397 $26,201.00 113 $50,037.00
Personal Care and Service 38 $4,083.00 229 $19,628.00
Sales 729 $71,531.00 625 $23,750.00
Office and Administrative Support 133 $32,202.00 918 $43,333.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 7 $0.00 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 552 $40,857.00 7 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 481 $53,893.00 51 $0.00
Production 104 $34,545.00 21 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 178 $34,375.00 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 10,235 households in 21811, with an average household size of 2.34 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 7,178 families living in the 21811 zip code with an average family size of 2.76 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 21811:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,535 412 1,231 3,057
Average Household Size 2.82 2.63 2.85 1.24
Total Families 5,535 412 1,231 0
Average Household Size 2.8 2.4 2.7 0

Poverty

Of the 7,178 families living in 21811, 6.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 21811:

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 15,224 housing units in 21811.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 10,235 67.23%
Vacant 4,989 32.77%

11.79% of the total 15,224 housing units in 21811 are rental units. This is approximately 1,795 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,238 are occupied by the owner - or 54.11% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 21811 is $1,215.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 21811 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
    202
  • Less than $500
    55
  • $500 to $999
    472
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    620
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    495
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    105
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    16
  • $3,000 or more
    32

Property Value

The median value of a property in 21811 is $281,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 21811 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    290
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    113
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    285
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    731
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,388
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,409
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    847
  • $1,000,000 or more
    175

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 21811. The chart below shows the number of properties in 21811 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    676
  • 1940 to 1949
    163
  • 1950 to 1959
    392
  • 1960 to 1969
    435
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,656
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,184
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,012
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,168
  • 2010 to 2013
    493
  • 2014 or later
    45

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 21811 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    415
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,103
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,072
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,645

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 21811 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 21811 that commute to work in a particular way.

24.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 21811.

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
    505
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,104
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,505
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,705
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,668
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    312
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,181
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    313
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    143
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    558
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    409
  • 90 or more minutes
    289

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 21811 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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