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Linkwood, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Linkwood, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 507. 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 LINKWOOD-MD · Linkwood, MD 1 ZIPs · 507 pop · #22603/25278 · Dorchester County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,083
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22603/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cambridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 507
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $51,100

Nearest income peer: Cambridge, MD (+ $6,807 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 Linkwood

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Linkwood, MD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
507
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,083
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,083 average) · poverty 5.8%. The primary code (21835) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Linkwood as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Linkwood's single ZIP 21835 carries the town

Linkwood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21835 is the entire residential footprint (507 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Linkwood

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 161 employees , annual payroll $16,001k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21835 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Linkwood, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Dorchester County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Linkwood. See the Dorchester County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Dorchester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Linkwood, Cambridge, Hurlock and East New Market among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Taylors Island marks the far end of that range at $116,500, 147% above Linkwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21835 507 $47,083 6 24
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Linkwood 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 Linkwood, .