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Cumberland, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cumberland, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 44,400. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CUMBERLAND-MD · Cumberland, MD 1 ZIPs · 44,400 pop · #17556/25278 · Allegany County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,725
  • RANK-LOWER #17556/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Savage
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 44,400
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,700

Nearest income peer: Mount Savage, MD ( $461 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cumberland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cumberland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cumberland, MD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
44,400
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,725
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,725 and poverty 16.2% concentrate in 21502.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cumberland as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Hancock is the closest lower-income city and Kitzmiller the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cumberland.

Population concentration

Cumberland's single ZIP 21502 carries the town

Cumberland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21502 is the entire residential footprint (44,400 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cumberland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,015 establishments, 17,056 employees , annual payroll $797,877k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21502 (1,015 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (208) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cumberland, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cumberland. See the Allegany County roll-up →

Cumberland lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Allegany County: Frostburg, Flintstone and Barton earn more and Westernport, Lonaconing and Oldtown earn less. Rawlings marks the far end of that range at $34,936, 42% below Cumberland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21502 44,400 $60,725 1,015 191
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Cumberland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cumberland, .