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Waldorf, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waldorf, MD: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 78,078. 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 WALDORF-MD · Waldorf, MD 3 ZIPs · 78,078 pop · #2105/25278 · Charles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $120,929
  • RANK-TOP #2105/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Charlotte Hall
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 78,078
  • SPREAD-MOD 20602→20603
  • HOME-HIGH $410,867

Nearest income peer: Charlotte Hall, MD (+ $3,134 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 Waldorf

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

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
78,078
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,929
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 $120,929 and home value $410,867 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waldorf as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Frederick is the closest lower-income city and Sparks Glencoe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waldorf.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Waldorf differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Waldorf: $107,360 in ZIP 20602 to $137,946 in 20603. 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
1.3×

20602 to 20603

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

20602 to 20603

Poverty-rate spread
7.2 points

20603 to 20602

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

Waldorf residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Waldorf: the largest, 20603, is only about 37% of 78,078 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Waldorf

Citywide ZBP: 1,471 establishments, 19,069 employees , annual payroll $802,270k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20601 (541 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (286) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waldorf, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Charles County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Waldorf. See the Charles County roll-up →

Waldorf sits in the lower half of Charles County on income: La Plata, White Plains and Bryans Road report more, Indian Head, Newburg and Nanjemoy report less. Port Tobacco marks the far end of that range at $165,764, 37% above Waldorf.

Side-by-side: Compare 20603 vs 20602 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20603 28,967 $137,946 479 655
20602 24,955 $107,360 451 695
20601 24,156 $117,480 541 209
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Waldorf 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 Waldorf, .