Compare ZIP Code 21045 vs Howard County, MD vs Columbia, MD vs Baltimore Metro Area, MD vs Maryland (MD)
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21045 – Columbia, MD ZIP Code |
Howard County, MD County |
Columbia, MD CDP |
Baltimore Metro Area, MD Metro Area |
Maryland (MD) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 40,034 | 336,328 | 104,338 | 2,849,436 | 6,206,011 |
| Rent | $1,777 | $2,099 | $2,042 | $1,611 | $1,705 |
| Year built | 1978 | 1989 | 1983 | 1976 | 1979 |
| Household income | $118,563 | $149,763 | $131,490 | $99,470 | $103,678 |
| Per capita income | $56,185 | $67,501 | $64,255 | $52,391 | $52,979 |
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.3% | — | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.5% | 46.3% | 43.5% | 49.2% | 48.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 40,034 | 336,328 | 104,338 | 2,849,436 | 6,206,011 |
| Adults over 25 | 28,016 | 229,908 | 73,449 | 1,980,396 | 4,301,335 |
| Total households | 15,414 | 121,065 | 41,143 | 1,120,269 | 2,362,928 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $118,563 | $149,763 | $131,490 | $99,470 | $103,678 |
| Per capita income | $56,185 | $67,501 | $64,255 | $52,391 | $52,979 |
| Poverty rate | 8.6% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.3% | — | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.5% | 46.3% | 43.5% | 49.2% | 48.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,777 | $2,099 | $2,042 | $1,611 | $1,705 |
| Year built | 1978 | 1989 | 1983 | 1976 | 1979 |
| Households that rent | 31.7% | 28.5% | 35.2% | 33.1% | 32.4% |
| Households that own | 68.3% | 71.5% | 64.8% | 66.9% | 67.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 40.3% | 46.8% | 43.3% | 53.5% | 48.2% |
| Black | 31.6% | 20% | 28.7% | 28.9% | 29.4% |
| Asian | 9.5% | 19.3% | 11.8% | 6% | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 11% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 7.3% | 8.5% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.8% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 8.1% | 12.5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.2% | 91.3% | 89.9% | 91.9% | 87.5% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 75.6% | 74% | 75.2% | 81.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute time to work | 27.0 min | 29.0 min | 28.0 min | 29.0 min | 31.0 min |
| Work from home | 24.4% | 26% | 24.8% | 18.2% | 19.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 19.8% | 16.6% | 17.3% | 24.5% | 24.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 15% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 23.3% | 23.4% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 56.6% | 64.5% | 63.6% | 44% | 43.4% |