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West Friendship, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Friendship, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,434. 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 WEST-FRIENDSHIP-MD · West Friendship, MD 1 ZIPs · 2,434 pop · #141/25278 · Howard County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $231,466
  • RANK-TOP #141/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Highland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,434
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $999,400

Nearest income peer: Highland, MD ( $5,320 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 West Friendship

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,434
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$231,466
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 $231,466 and home value $999,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 66.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (99.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Highland is the closest lower-income city and Fork the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Friendship.

Population concentration

West Friendship reads through its lone ZIP, 21794

2,434 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21794 is not the leading code inside West Friendship, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into West Friendship's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 84 establishments, 413 employees , annual payroll $28,044k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21794 (84 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (22) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in West Friendship, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Howard County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Friendship. See the Howard County roll-up →

West Friendship sits in the upper half of Howard County on income: Laurel, Columbia and Ellicott City report less, while Clarksville, Fulton and Glenwood report more. Savage marks the far end of that range at $76,842, 67% below West Friendship.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21794 2,434 $231,466 84 108
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West Friendship 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 West Friendship, .