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Towson, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Towson, MD: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 42,331. 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 TOWSON-MD · Towson, MD 3 ZIPs · 42,331 pop · #4996/25278 · Baltimore County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $96,707
  • RANK-TOP #4996/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nottingham
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 35% owners
  • POP-SMALL 42,331
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 21286→21204
  • HOME-HIGH $512,450

Nearest income peer: Nottingham, MD ( $1,558 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 Towson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Towson 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, Towson, MD sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
42,331
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,707
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,707 and home value $512,450 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (35.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,740 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Towson differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Towson: $93,808 in ZIP 21286 to $99,606 in 21204. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

21286 to 21204

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

21286 to 21204

Poverty-rate spread
1.7 points

21286 to 21204

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 21204 skews compact Towson

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 21204 covers about 48% of Towson's 42,331 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Towson

Citywide ZBP: 2,292 establishments, 41,602 employees , annual payroll $2,758,099k (~54 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21204 (1,419 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (500) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Towson, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Baltimore County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Towson. See the Baltimore County roll-up →

Towson sits in the upper half of Baltimore County on income: Baltimore, Parkville and Dundalk report less, while Owings Mills, Catonsville and Lutherville Timonium report more. Dundalk marks the far end of that range at $64,141, 34% below Towson.

Side-by-side: Compare 21204 vs 21286 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21204 20,253 $99,606 1,419 1,297
21286 19,206 $93,808 845 869
21252 2,872 n/a 28 7,656
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Towson 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 Towson, .