Taylors Island, MD · standard
ZIP Code 21669
Dorchester County, Maryland — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 229
- 7/sq mi
- $116,500
- Median income
- $468,000
- Median home value
- 51.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Taylors Island pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 15%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 21669 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 21669 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 32.3 square miles in Taylors Island, Dorchester County, Maryland. The area is home to 229 residents, producing a population density of 7 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 21669 against Maryland and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 21669 sits at $116,500 (2% above the Maryland average), while per-capita income is $90,597. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 4.7%. On housing, the median home value is $468,000 (5% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 21669 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 51.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Dorchester County, so you can benchmark 21669 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 21669, Taylors Island, MD · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
229
Population
32.3
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 21669?
58.3
Median Age
51.3%
Male
48.8%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$116,500
Median Household Income
+2% vs state
$90,597
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 21669 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$116,500 Top 11% higher than 89% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
167
Total Housing Units
86
Occupied Units
81
Vacant Units
1.86
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$468,000
Median Home Value
+5% vs state
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 21669 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21622
Church Creek (21622)
558 residents
- 21677
Woolford (21677)
440 residents
- 21648
Madison (21648)
255 residents
- 21669
Taylors Island (21669)
229 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 21669 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
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