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21084 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 21084 covers Jarrettsville, Maryland, with a population of about 7,488 and a median household income of $118,098.

Population
7,488315 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$118,0981.2× the Maryland median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$561,084up 19.5% in five years
Degree or higher
43.4%8.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.9%26.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
181

Where 21084 is

Jarrettsville, 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

Population7,488
Median age46.3
Family households77.7%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)91.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans6.4%
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$118,098
Income per person$57,980
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k15.9%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more22.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,830
Mean adjusted gross income$105,080
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.7%
Returns, under $25k20.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k30.0%
Returns, $200k or more11.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$445,200
Rent as a share of household income17.5%
Owner-occupied91.9%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house94.7%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units0.6%
Mobile home3.2%
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$561,084as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$561,084$211,655

$211,655 in 2000 to $561,084 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home13.8%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.8%
Health

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

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.3% 9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.9% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments181
People employed1,079
Annual payroll$50,230,000
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 39.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.1 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.

Drought94.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.9Relatively 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$118,098$101,652$78,538
Income per person$57,980$51,689$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%9.3%12.4%
Median home value$445,200$397,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,662$1,348
Homeownership91.9%67.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%42.7%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%4.9%5.2%
Works from home13.8%17.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%16.3%13.9%
Median age46.339.338.7
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 stationCONOWINGO DAM, MD US25.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January40.1°F / 24.9°F3.63 in rain
February43°F / 26.3°F2.64 in rain
March51°F / 33.6°F4.18 in rain
April63.9°F / 43.8°F3.44 in rain
May73.5°F / 54°F3.86 in rain
June82.7°F / 64°F4.46 in rain
July87.5°F / 68.5°F4.69 in rain
August85.3°F / 67°F4.54 in rain
September78.8°F / 60°F5.05 in rain
October66.9°F / 47.9°F4.5 in rain
November55°F / 36.6°F3.23 in rain
December45°F / 30.6°F4.04 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 supermarket53% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

21050 Forest Hill, MD7.4 km away
21154 Street, MD9.5 km away
21161 White Hall, MD9.8 km away
21132 Pylesville, MD10.1 km away
21047 Fallston, MD10.4 km away
21013 Baldwin, MD11 km away
21111 Monkton, MD12.4 km away
21014 Bel Air, MD12.8 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 area23.76 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density315 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6162, -76.4684

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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