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Woodbine, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Woodbine, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,839. 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 WOODBINE-MD · Woodbine, MD 1 ZIPs · 8,839 pop · #320/25278 · Howard County

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

  • INC-TOP $189,241
  • RANK-TOP #320/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ellicott City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,839
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $735,600

Nearest income peer: Ellicott City, MD ( $20,148 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 Woodbine

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,839
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$189,241
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 $189,241 and home value $735,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Woodbine's single ZIP 21797 carries the town

Woodbine is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21797 is the entire residential footprint (8,839 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Woodbine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 261 establishments, 1,955 employees , annual payroll $127,517k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21797 (261 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (75) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Woodbine, MD

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

Woodbine lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Howard County: Clarksville, Fulton and Highland earn more and Laurel, Columbia and Ellicott City earn less. Savage marks the far end of that range at $76,842, 59% below Woodbine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21797 8,839 $189,241 261 79
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Woodbine 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 Woodbine, .