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Rawlings, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rawlings, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,895. 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 RAWLINGS-MD · Rawlings, MD 1 ZIPs · 1,895 pop · #24510/25278 · Allegany County

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

  • INC-LOW $34,936
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24510/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ellerslie
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,895
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,300

Nearest income peer: Ellerslie, MD (+ $2,304 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 Rawlings

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rawlings 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, Rawlings, 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.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,895
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$34,936
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 ($34,936 average) · poverty 13.9%. The primary code (21557) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rawlings as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 21557, is all of Rawlings

There is no split to weigh here: 21557 holds every one of Rawlings's 1,895 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Rawlings

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 46 employees , annual payroll $2,030k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21557 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Rawlings, MD

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

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Allegany County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rawlings, Cumberland, Frostburg and Westernport among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Corriganville marks the far end of that range at $76,417, 119% above Rawlings.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21557 1,895 $34,936 17 27
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Rawlings 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 Rawlings, .