PlainZIP

Worton, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Worton, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,301. 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 WORTON-MD · Worton, MD 1 ZIPs · 2,301 pop · #12829/25278 · Kent County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,023
  • RANK-MID #12829/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Millington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,301
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $319,000

Nearest income peer: Millington, MD (+ $3,040 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 Worton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Worton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Worton, MD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,301
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,023
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $71,023 and poverty 8.9% concentrate in 21678.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Patuxent River is the closest lower-income city and Parsonsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Worton.

Population concentration

Worton's single ZIP 21678 carries the town

Worton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 21678 is the entire residential footprint (2,301 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Worton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 217 employees , annual payroll $11,153k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21678 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Worton, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Kent County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Worton. See the Kent County roll-up →

Worton sits in the lower half of Kent County on income: Chestertown, Millington and Rock Hall report more, and only Still Pond reports less. Galena marks the far end of that range at $101,618, 43% above Worton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21678 2,301 $71,023 41 24
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Worton 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 Worton, .