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 Low-density area
- $116,500
- Median income Above-median income area
- $468,000
- Median home value Above-median home value
- 51.7%
- Bachelor's or higher Above-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
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 a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Taylors Island, Dorchester County, Maryland, home to just 229 residents across 32.3 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 21669 skews affluent, with a median household income of $116,500 (2% above the average Maryland ZIP), while per-capita income is $90,597. The poverty rate is 0.0%, with unemployment at 4.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $468,000 (5% above the average Maryland ZIP); 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 51.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Dorchester County, so 21669 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, 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; 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 ZIP avg
$90,597
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 21669 ranks among Maryland ZIPs
Taylors Island, MD household income vs. every Maryland ZIP code
Median household income among 419 reporting Maryland ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$116,500 Top 42% higher than 58% of 419 Maryland ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more Maryland 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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
167housing units
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 ZIP avg
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.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 21669, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 21669 in?
ZIP code 21669 (Taylors Island) is located in Dorchester County, Maryland. Dorchester County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/dorchester-md.
What is the population of ZIP code 21669?
ZIP code 21669 in Taylors Island, MD has a population of 229 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 21669?
The median household income in ZIP 21669 is $116,500, which is 53% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 21669?
The median home value in ZIP 21669 is $468,000, which is 68% above the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 21669?
The largest racial group in ZIP 21669 is White at 100.0%.
What is the education level in ZIP code 21669?
In ZIP code 21669, 76.2% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 51.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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