21538 Zip Code (Kitzmiller, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 571
Zip code population in 2010: 716
Zip code population in 2000: 848

Houses and condos: 375
Renter-occupied apartments: 45
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21538: 91.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,135 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $561 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 21538:

• High school or higher: 88.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 15.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21538:

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 57.1%
• Separated: 4.1%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 15.0%

• 
• • 53994.4%White
  • 254.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 61.1%Two or more races
  • 10.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,823 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,823
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $43,209 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$43,209
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1268.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3097.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6047.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4340.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $120 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$120
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,450 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,450
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 196.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,597 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,597
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $33,512 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,512
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $25k, 82.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $183 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$183
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $100 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$100
State:	$6,933

Total itemized deductions: $14,267 (17% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,267
State:	$27,886

Here:	17.3% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,767 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

21538:	$5,767
State:	$11,690

Earned income credit: $2,117 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,117
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 42.9% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,250 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,250
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $26,843 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,843
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $10k, 73.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $345 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$345
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $227 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$227
State:	$4,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$333 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	+$333
State:	+$15,888

Profit/loss from business: +$3,692 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,692
State:	+$12,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,407 (21% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,407
State:	$22,960

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,947 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,947
State:	$4,031

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $2,753 (reported on 66.9% of returns)

21538:	$2,753
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,573 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,573
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.0%

Here:	56%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 42.4% for AGIs below $10k, 52.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26717, 21561, 21523, 26720, 26739, 21550.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 54
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 254

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 89 (54 now married, 34 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21538 with a mortgage: 165 (10 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,690
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $279

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 21538 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 104$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21538

• 2Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 93$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21538

• 2$300 to $349
• 3$350 to $399
• 6$450 to $499
• 1$700 to $749
• 7$750 to $799
• 25No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $694.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $396,641.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $63,034

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $352,766

Here:	$352,766
State:	$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $224,432

Here:	$224,432
State:	$328,305

In 2-unit structures: $2,408,455

Here:	$2,408,455
State:	$346,599

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $574,504

Here:	$574,504
State:	$350,378

Mobile homes: $61,205

Here:	$61,205
State:	$89,353

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 321
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 5
• Mobile homes: 37

Unemployment: 15.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21538

• 76.9%219Drove a car alone
• 17.2%49Carpooled
• 1.1%3Walked
• 0.7%2Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21538

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 520 to 24 minutes
• 2525 to 29 minutes
• 15730 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 1240 to 44 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 571

• Male householders: 209 (17 living alone), Female householders: 98 (26 living alone)

• 97 spouses (96 opposite-sex spouses), 47 unmarried partners, (47 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 24 2-persons

37 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (26 men, 21 women).

96.7% of residents of 21538 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 25% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KITZMILLER WWTP (202 EAST MAIN STREET in KITZMILLER, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR, SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: GARRETT COUNTY SANITARY DIST., KITZMILLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, TOWN OF KITZMILLER-WWTP

• KITZMILLER ELEMENTARY (288 W MAIN ST in KITZMILLER, MD)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-111301
  Organizations: GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• KITZMILLER SCHOOL (288 EAST MAIN STREET in KITZMILLER, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 759. Population change in the 1990s: +89 (+11.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 488
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 12
• South: 47

83% of the 21538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

100% of the 21538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Flooring Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 21538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	19	74.0 years
William	15	71.3 years
John	10	74.4 years
Charles	8	73.4 years
George	7	76.5 years
Mary	7	80.0 years
Joseph	6	73.3 years
Robert	6	74.5 years
Harry	5	74.4 years
Anna	5	87.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 21538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Paugh	20	67.5 years
Tasker	14	70.9 years
Harvey	14	77.0 years
Wilson	13	81.5 years
Sharpless	12	81.5 years
Evans	11	75.5 years
Burrell	8	78.0 years
Riggleman	7	72.3 years
Stewart	7	79.0 years
Phillips	6	75.2 years