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ESSEX, MD ZIP Code

City	ESSEX
State	Maryland
ZIP Codes count	1 (see all)
Post offices count	1 (see all)
Total population	40,480 (see all)

ZIP Code for ESSEX, Maryland

21221

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List of ESSEX, MD ZIP Codes

ZIP	TYPE	POPULATION
21221	STANDARD	43,576

Post offices

ESSEX — Post Office^™ 444 MARYLAND AVE ESSEX, MD 21221-9998

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1429 DIFFENDALL RD
ESSEX MD 21221-6507

12 DOROTHY AVE
ESSEX MD 21221-6901

1191 E RIVERSIDE AVE
ESSEX MD 21221-6316

2204 MONOCACY RD
ESSEX MD 21221-1527

272 SANDHILL RD
ESSEX MD 21221-3282

1465 SUSSEX RD
ESSEX MD 21221-6036

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Census data for ESSEX, MD

Demographic and housing estimates in ESSEX, MD

Total population
Total population	40,480
Male	18,783
Female	21,697

Population by age
Total population	40,480
Under 5 years	3,123
5 to 9 years	2,858
10 to 14 years	2,276
15 to 19 years	2,543
20 to 24 years	2,626
25 to 34 years	6,087
35 to 44 years	4,070
45 to 54 years	5,295
55 to 59 years	2,814
60 to 64 years	2,724
65 to 74 years	3,290
75 to 84 years	2,066
85 years and over	708
Median age (years)	36.5
Under 18 years	9,771
16 years and over	31,643
18 years and over	30,709
21 years and over	29,285
62 years and over	7,660
65 years and over	6,064

Population by race
Total population	40,480
One race	39,368
White	25,758
Black or African American	12,398
American Indian and Alaska Native	42
Asian	657
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	513
Two or more races	1,112

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	29,131
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	13,308
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	15,823

Social characteristics in ESSEX, MD

Households by type
Total households	14,972
Family households (families)	9,467
Married-couple family	5,439
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,076
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,952
Nonfamily households	5,505
Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.41

Economic characteristics in ESSEX, MD

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	14,972
Less than $10,000	1,152
$10,000 to $14,999	580
$15,000 to $24,999	1,618
$25,000 to $34,999	1,754
$35,000 to $49,999	1,917
$50,000 to $74,999	2,863
$75,000 to $99,999	1,763
$100,000 to $149,999	2,187
$150,000 to $199,999	690
$200,000 or more	448
Median household income (dollars)	53,885

Housing characteristics in ESSEX, MD

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	16,569
Occupied housing units	14,972
Vacant housing units	1,597

Units in structure
Total housing units	16,569
1-unit, detached	6,921
1-unit, attached	4,902
2 units	107
3 or 4 units	581
5 to 9 units	737
10 to 19 units	2,426
20 or more units	785
Mobile home	101
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9

Year structure built
Total housing units	16,569
Built 2014 or later	67
Built 2010 to 2013	162
Built 2000 to 2009	1,209
Built 1990 to 1999	1,394
Built 1980 to 1989	2,015
Built 1970 to 1979	2,256
Built 1960 to 1969	2,337
Built 1950 to 1959	4,068
Built 1940 to 1949	1,688
Built 1939 or earlier	1,373

Rooms
Total housing units	16,569
1 room	525
2 rooms	179
3 rooms	1,255
4 rooms	3,052
5 rooms	3,258
6 rooms	3,495
7 rooms	2,275
8 rooms	1,185
9 rooms or more	1,345
Median rooms	5.5

Bedrooms
Total housing units	16,569
No bedroom	560
1 bedroom	1,945
2 bedrooms	5,288
3 bedrooms	6,380
4 bedrooms	2,059
5 or more bedrooms	337

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	14,972
Owner-occupied	8,220
Renter-occupied	6,752
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.76
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.60

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	14,972
Moved in 2017 or later	452
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,793
Moved in 2010 to 2014	4,513
Moved in 2000 to 2009	3,459
Moved in 1990 to 1999	2,041
Moved in 1989 and earlier	2,714

Value
Owner-occupied units	8,220
Less than $50,000	393
$50,000 to $99,999	504
$100,000 to $149,999	1,888
$150,000 to $199,999	1,730
$200,000 to $299,999	2,234
$300,000 to $499,999	1,146
$500,000 to $999,999	265
$1,000,000 or more	60
Median (dollars)	184,800

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	8,220
Housing units with a mortgage	5,755
Housing units without a mortgage	2,465

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	6,412
Less than $500	381
$500 to $999	2,386
$1,000 to $1,499	2,885
$1,500 to $1,999	567
$2,000 to $2,499	127
$2,500 to $2,999	27
$3,000 or more	39
Median (dollars)	1,058
No rent paid	340

Data is based on 2018 Census

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