PlainZIP

Denton, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Denton, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,555. 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 DENTON-MD · Denton, MD 1 ZIPs · 9,555 pop · #11529/25278 · Caroline County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,956
  • RANK-MID #11529/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Goldsboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,555
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $334,200

Nearest income peer: Goldsboro, MD ( $530 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 Denton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Denton 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, Denton, MD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,555
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,956
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 21629 (9,555 residents). Household income $73,956 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Denton as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, East New Market is the closest lower-income city and Millington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Denton.

Population concentration

Denton reads through its lone ZIP, 21629

9,555 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21629 is not the leading code inside Denton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Denton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 259 establishments, 2,698 employees , annual payroll $120,010k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21629 (259 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (40) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Denton, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Caroline County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Denton. See the Caroline County roll-up →

Denton sits in the upper half of Caroline County on income: Federalsburg, Greensboro and Marydel report less, while Preston and Ridgely report more. Henderson marks the far end of that range at $53,558, 28% below Denton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21629 9,555 $73,956 259 45
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Denton 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 Denton, .