PlainZIP

Essex, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essex, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 42,154. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ESSEX-MD · Essex, MD 1 ZIPs · 42,154 pop · #14329/25278 · Baltimore County

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

  • INC-MID $67,340
  • RANK-MID #14329/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gwynn Oak
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 42,154
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $271,500

Nearest income peer: Gwynn Oak, MD ( $280 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 Essex

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Essex 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, Essex, MD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
42,154
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,340
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 $67,340 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 21221.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,310 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maryland, Hurlock is the closest lower-income city and Baltimore the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 20 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Essex.

Population concentration

Essex reads through its lone ZIP, 21221

42,154 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21221 is not the leading code inside Essex, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Essex

Citywide ZBP: 623 establishments, 6,064 employees , annual payroll $284,596k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21221 (623 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (97) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Essex, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Baltimore County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essex. See the Baltimore County roll-up →

Essex sits in the lower half of Baltimore County on income: Baltimore, Parkville and Owings Mills report more, and only Dundalk reports less. Lutherville Timonium marks the far end of that range at $125,528, 86% above Essex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21221 42,154 $67,340 623 1,102
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Essex 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 Essex, .