Woolford, MD · standard
ZIP Code 21677
Dorchester County, Maryland - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 440
- 18/sq mi
- $328,600
- Median home value
- 21.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Woolford pairs above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 29%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 18
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 21677 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 21677 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Woolford, Dorchester County, Maryland, home to just 440 residents across 24.2 square miles, a density of 18 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 21677, but per-capita income is $42,343. Local economic indicators show a 38.7% poverty rate alongside 6.9% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is $328,600 (27% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 70.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.6, and the average commute is -. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Dorchester County, so you can benchmark 21677 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 21677, Woolford, 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
440
Population
24.2
Area (sq mi)
18
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 21677?
48.6
Median Age
45.0%
Male
55.0%
Female
1.4%
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?
$42,343
Per Capita Income
38.7%
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Unemployment Rate
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?
231
Total Housing Units
182
Occupied Units
49
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$328,600
Median Home Value
-27% vs state
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 21677, employing approximately 43 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,090,000.
8
Businesses
43
Employees
$3.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 21677 vs 21648 →
ZIP 21677 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21613
Cambridge (21613)
17,330 residents
- 21622 558
Church Creek (21622)
558 residents
- 21677 440
Woolford (21677)
440 residents
- 21648 255
Madison (21648)
255 residents
- 21669 229
Taylors Island (21669)
229 residents
- 21626 120
Crapo (21626)
120 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 21677 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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