21555 Zip Code (Oldtown, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,515
Zip code population in 2010: 1,936
Zip code population in 2000: 1,922

Houses and condos: 1,040
Renter-occupied apartments: 180
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21555: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 106.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $1,702 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,244 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 21555:

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 9.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 45.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21555:

• Never married: 12.9%
• Now married: 72.7%
• Separated: 3.7%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 6.7%

• 
• • 1,49898.9%White
  • 140.9%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21555, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,630 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,630
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $46,485 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$46,485
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1030.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3168.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6173.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8700.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15940.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $244 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$244
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $957 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$957
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$750 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$750
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,529 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,529
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,940 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

21555:	$9,940
Maryland:	$20,944

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 441.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,450 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$24,450
State:	$30,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1630.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,075 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,075
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 338.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $7,025 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

21555:	$7,025
State:	$8,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 468.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,108 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,108
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21555, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,092 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,092
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $36,200 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,200
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $381 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$381
Maryland:	$1,413

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $814 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$814
State:	$6,933

Profit/loss from business: +$4,512 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,512
State:	+$12,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,660 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

21555:	$8,660
Maryland:	$17,065

Total itemized deductions: $16,485 (24% of AGI, reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,485
State:	$27,886

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,081 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,081
State:	$4,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,260 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

21555:	$6,260
State:	$11,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,953 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,953
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.8%

Here:	57%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21555, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,507 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,507
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $32,247 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$32,247
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $401 (reported on 45.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$401
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,088 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,088
State:	$4,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,594 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,594
State:	+$15,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,888 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,888
State:	+$12,221

IRA payment deduction: $1,688 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

21555:	$1,688
Maryland:	$2,968

Total itemized deductions: $14,926 (24% of AGI, reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,926
State:	$22,960

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,014 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,014
State:	$4,031

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,728 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

21555:	$3,728
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,583 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,583
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.6%

Here:	63%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $10k, 58.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 25431, 21530, 26722, 25437, 25434, 25444.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 543

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 212 (153 now married, 59 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21555 with a mortgage: 387 (33 second mortgage, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,009
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $354

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

• Zip code 21555 household income distribution in 2022

• 43Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 29$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 191$25,000 to $29,999
• 34$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 66$60,000 to $74,999
• 88$75,000 to $99,999
• 104$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21555

• 21Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 43$100,000 to $124,999
• 62$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 92$175,000 to $199,999
• 78$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 25$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21555

• 20$500 to $549
• 20$550 to $599
• 23$700 to $749
• 16$750 to $799
• 109No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $890.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,823
• Black or African American householders: $184,577

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,362 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,304 - $221,097

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $302,650

Here:	$302,650
State:	$526,819

Mobile homes: $408,624

Here:	$408,624
State:	$89,353

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 836
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 28
• Mobile homes: 146

Unemployment: 9.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21555

• 84.8%478Drove a car alone
• 1.8%10Carpooled
• 2.0%11Bus or trolley bus
• 2.7%15Other means
• 5.3%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21555

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 16720 to 24 minutes
• 4625 to 29 minutes
• 4130 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 4740 to 44 minutes
• 4245 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 8290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,515

• Male householders: 388 (74 living alone), Female householders: 316 (53 living alone)

• 387 spouses (387 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 365 children (352 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 36 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 364 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 127 1-person, 7 2-persons, 11 3-persons

296 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (5 men, 24 women).

98.9% of residents of 21555 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OLDTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (4 MAIN STREET in OLDTOWN, MD)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• OLDTOWN WWTP (19301 OPESSA STREET SOUTHEAST in OLDTOWN, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ALLEGANY CO. SANT. COMMISSION

• OLDTOWN MAINTENANCE YARD (GREENSPRINGS RD & RT 51 in OLDTOWN, MD) . Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: U S DEPT OF INTERIOR C+O CANAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%

Population in 1990: 2,079.

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

• This state: 1,031
• Northeast: 171
• Midwest: 87
• South: 186
• West: 24

72% of the 21555 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

96% of the 21555 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0001.00 , 0002.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0001.00 , 0002.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 15. The highest number of fire incidents - 28 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.0%), and Structure Fires (40.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21555
• 13151.0%Outside Fires
• 10540.9%Structure Fires
• 218.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21555, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21555 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	18	74.7 years
James	17	67.5 years
Robert	14	73.1 years
William	13	73.0 years
Charles	12	67.0 years
George	9	74.8 years
Ruth	8	79.1 years
Mary	6	74.8 years
Betty	6	64.5 years
Margaret	6	74.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 21555 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Piper	16	69.7 years
Crabtree	13	74.7 years
Twigg	11	76.5 years
Carder	10	77.2 years
Davis	9	74.4 years
Robertson	9	76.5 years
Miller	7	72.8 years
Lewis	6	75.8 years
Brown	6	65.2 years
Schaidt	6	74.5 years