Little Orleans, MD · standard
ZIP Code 21766
Allegany County, Maryland — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 700
- 7/sq mi
- $62,054
- Median income
- $221,100
- Median home value
- 31.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Little Orleans pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 33th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 21766 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 21766 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 98.6 square miles in Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland. The area is home to 700 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 21766 against Maryland and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 21766 sits at $62,054 (46% below the Maryland average), while per-capita income is $30,348. The poverty rate stands at 9.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $221,100 (51% below the state average) with median rent at $736 per month, and 69.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 21766 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Allegany County, so you can benchmark 21766 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 21766, Little Orleans, 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
700
Population
98.6
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 21766?
30.8
Median Age
56.3%
Male
43.7%
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?
$62,054
Median Household Income
-46% vs state
$30,348
Per Capita Income
9.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 21766 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$62,054 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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?
514
Total Housing Units
342
Occupied Units
172
Vacant Units
2.50
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$221,100
Median Home Value
-51% vs state
$736
Median Rent
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 21766, employing approximately 57 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,978,000.
7
Businesses
57
Employees
$2.0M
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 21766 vs 17211 →
ZIP 21766 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25422
Great Cacapon (25422)
1,700 residents
- 21530
Flintstone (21530)
1,591 residents
- 21766
Little Orleans (21766)
700 residents
- 17211 368
Artemas (17211)
368 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 21766 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 21766 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21530
Flintstone (21530)
$63,542 median income
- 21766
Little Orleans (21766)
$62,054 median income
- 17211
Artemas (17211)
$53,750 median income
- 25422
Great Cacapon (25422)
$52,047 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 21766 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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