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Sykesville, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sykesville, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,941. 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 SYKESVILLE-MD · Sykesville, MD 1 ZIPs · 37,941 pop · #1185/25278 · Carroll County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $139,395
  • RANK-TOP #1185/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Manchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,941
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $491,800

Nearest income peer: Manchester, MD ( $4,326 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 Sykesville

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,941
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$139,395
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $139,395 and home value $491,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 53.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Great Mills is the closest lower-income city and Arnold the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sykesville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 21784, is all of Sykesville

There is no split to weigh here: 21784 holds every one of Sykesville's 37,941 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 Sykesville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 975 establishments, 12,994 employees , annual payroll $662,024k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21784 (975 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (153) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Sykesville, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Carroll County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sykesville. See the Carroll County roll-up →

Sykesville sits in the upper half of Carroll County on income: Westminster, Hampstead and Manchester report less, while Marriottsville reports more. Marriottsville marks the far end of that range at $191,804, 38% above Sykesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21784 37,941 $139,395 975 255
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Sykesville 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 Sykesville, .