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21078 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21078 covers Havre De Grace, Maryland, with a population of about 20,002 and a median household income of $109,451.

Population
20,002664 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$109,4511.1× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$411,500up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,33120% below the Maryland median
Degree or higher
40.9%5.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
77.4%12.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
394

Where 21078 is

Havre De Grace, Maryland — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population20,002
Median age47.4
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)74.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans12.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$109,451
Income per person$55,075
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k15.4%
$200k or more19.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,230
Mean adjusted gross income$91,174
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.6%
Returns, $200k or more9.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$355,500
Median gross rent$1,331
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied77.4%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house59.2%
Attached house18%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units3.5%
Mobile home4.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$411,500as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$411,500$170,676

$170,676 in 2000 to $411,500 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%
High school diploma or higher92.9%
Works from home16.3%
Drives to work alone70%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments394
People employed5,380
Annual payroll$303,907,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 17.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss20.5 out of 100
Community resilience86.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought85.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Maryland and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMarylandUnited States
Median household income$109,451$101,652$78,538
Income per person$55,075$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$355,500$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,331$1,662$1,348
Homeownership77.4%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%4.9%5.2%
Works from home16.3%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%16.3%13.9%
Median age47.439.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationABERDEEN PHILLIPS FLD, MD US10 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January41.5°F / 25.3°F3.26 in rain
February44.1°F / 27.1°F2.78 in rain
March52.5°F / 33.1°F4.1 in rain
April64.8°F / 43.2°F3.49 in rain
May73.2°F / 52.7°F3.98 in rain
June82.1°F / 62.4°F4.28 in rain
July86.4°F / 67.7°F4.84 in rain
August84.4°F / 65.8°F4.21 in rain
September78.2°F / 58.8°F4.84 in rain
October66.9°F / 46.5°F4.17 in rain
November55.5°F / 36.8°F3.27 in rain
December45.8°F / 30.2°F3.89 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Harford County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

21902 Perry Point, MD3.8 km away
21903 Perryville, MD5.2 km away
21001 Aberdeen, MD7.1 km away
21904 Port Deposit, MD8.4 km away
21005 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD8.4 km away
21028 Churchville, MD11.4 km away
21914 Charlestown, MD12 km away
21130 Perryman, MD12.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Harford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area30.1 sq mi
Water area5.35 sq mi
Population density664 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5523, -76.1171

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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