21610 Zip Code (Betterton, MD) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 363
Zip code population in 2010: 378
Zip code population in 2000: 516

Houses and condos: 302
Renter-occupied apartments: 58
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 21610: 91.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 205 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: $2,343 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,643 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 21610:

• High school or higher: 95.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 18.5%
• Unemployed: 27.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 21610:

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 50.3%
• Separated: 6.3%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 12.3%

• 
• • 28277.7%White
  • 5715.7%Black
  • 246.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 21610, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,318 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,318
State:	$86,905

Salary/wage: $53,964 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

Here:	$53,964
State:	$73,953

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 947.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3720.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6386.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14485.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $340 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$340
Maryland:	$1,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,300 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,300
State:	$8,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 573.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,233 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,233
State:	+$25,238

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,600 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,600
State:	+$11,398

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 795.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,600 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$2,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	90%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 21610, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,224 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,224
State:	$72,703

Salary/wage: $39,400 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$39,400
State:	$62,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.8% for AGIs below $25k, 66.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $983 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$983
Maryland:	$1,413

Ordinary dividends: $5,950 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,950
State:	$6,933

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,700 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,700
State:	+$14,830

Profit/loss from business: +$10,100 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,100
State:	+$12,606

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,100 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

21610:	$10,100
Maryland:	$17,065

Total itemized deductions: $26,050 (27% of AGI, reported on 35.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,050
State:	$27,886

Here:	26.9% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,900 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$4,452

Taxes paid: $9,417 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

21610:	$9,417
State:	$11,690

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$2,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 21610, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,108 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,108
State:	$60,339

Salary/wage: $35,841 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,841
State:	$52,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,477 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,477
Maryland:	$1,701

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,400 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$4,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$733 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$733
State:	+$15,888

Profit/loss from business: +$2,882 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,882
State:	+$12,221

Total itemized deductions: $13,841 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,841
State:	$22,960

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	23.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,217 (2% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,217
State:	$4,031

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $4,469 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

21610:	$4,469
State:	$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,294 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,294
State:	$1,700

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 48.4%

Here:	48%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 38.9% for AGIs below $10k, 53.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 44.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 21667, 21678, 21645, 21005, 21919, 21130.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 36
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 126

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (0 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (36 now married, 12 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 21610 with a mortgage: 55 (1 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,553
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $649

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

• Zip code 21610 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$75,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 21610

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 21610

• 1$300 to $349
• 29$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 3$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 10$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 1$1,250 to $1,499
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $873.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,419
• Black or African American householders: $194,851

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $246,812 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $190,901 - $303,955

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $439,079

Here:	$439,079
State:	$526,819

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 202
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 67
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 4
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 27.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 21610

• 76.3%92Drove a car alone
• 8.3%10Carpooled
• 1.7%2Walked
• 10.8%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 21610

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 363

• Male householders: 78 (14 living alone), Female householders: 83 (29 living alone)

• 65 spouses (65 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 59 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 27 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 6 2-persons

31 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (11 men, 5 women).

95.6% of residents of 21610 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 25% not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BETTERTON WWTP (END OF 3RD AVENUE in BETTERTON, 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
  

• MD SHA BRIDGE 2301601 (US 13 S OVER POKOMOKE RIVER in POKOMOKE CITY, MD)

  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE OF MARYLAND (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MD SHA BRIDGE 2301602

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 485. Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+6.4%).

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

• This state: 210
• Northeast: 79
• Midwest: 19
• South: 28
• West: 8

73% of the 21610 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.

93% of the 21610 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

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): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HOWELL POINT FARM TRUST WEBB B (24855 HOWELL POINT ROAD in BETTERTON, MD; small business) : $3,100 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,550; 2003: $1,600; 2004: -$3,150; 2005: $3,100; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,600 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-08-04. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  $1,550, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  $1,550, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $1,550, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-12. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Medical Laboratories (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (1-4: 1)

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 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 16 took place in 2004, and the least - 3 in 2007. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (57.1%), and Outside Fires (24.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 21610
• 8057.1%Structure Fires
• 3424.3%Outside Fires
• 1410.0%Other
• 128.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 21610, Maryland

Most common first names in zip code 21610 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	8	76.6 years
George	7	76.0 years
Helen	7	84.8 years
Anna	6	79.5 years
James	6	70.7 years
Robert	6	72.5 years
Elizabeth	5	75.7 years
John	5	74.2 years
Mary	4	82.0 years
Florence	3	69.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 21610 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Crew	7	89.3 years
Myers	6	75.1 years
Owens	5	79.4 years
Smith	5	81.8 years
Subers	4	77.0 years
Coleman	4	71.8 years
Clark	3	81.3 years
Luike	3	81.3 years
Campbell	3	78.6 years
Toulson	3	80.4 years