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Pocomoke City, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pocomoke City, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,315. 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 POCOMOKE-CITY-MD · Pocomoke City, MD 1 ZIPs · 7,315 pop · #20665/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-MID $53,162
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20665/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Snow Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,315
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,700

Nearest income peer: Snow Hill, MD (+ $8,813 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 Pocomoke City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pocomoke City 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, Pocomoke City, MD sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,315
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,162
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 ($53,162 average) · poverty 12.2%. The primary code (21851) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.7%) for this income tier, rent $848 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maryland, Westover is the closest lower-income city and Oldtown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pocomoke City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 21851, is all of Pocomoke City

There is no split to weigh here: 21851 holds every one of Pocomoke City's 7,315 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Pocomoke City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 189 establishments, 2,813 employees , annual payroll $127,525k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21851 (189 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (41) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Pocomoke City, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pocomoke City. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Worcester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pocomoke City, Berlin, Ocean City and Snow Hill among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bishopville marks the far end of that range at $121,472, 128% above Pocomoke City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21851 7,315 $53,162 189 27
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Pocomoke City 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 Pocomoke City, .