21217 Zip Code Profile

21217 is a densely populated, urban zip code in Baltimore, Maryland. Median household income here ($20,637) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is primarily African-American, and mostly single. Housing prices here (average $114,500) are fairly typical for the Baltimore-Towson metro area.

The average family income here is $34,285/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 21217 is $24,042.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 21217 earn an average of $28,457/year. Women earn only $20,915/year.

13,251 people in 21217 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 21217? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 21217 is 33.3 minutes!

The median age here is 34. There are 16,988 men and 20,123 women. The median age for men is 35 while for women the median age is 34.

To give you a sense of the community, 20,455 people (out of the 37,111 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 14,934 homes, and 755 businesses every day. 1,316 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

21217 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 39 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Dushanbe, Tajikistan!) and -77 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 185 feet above sea levell.

• 103 & 104 Harlem Park Block Club
• 1500 North Woodyear Tenants Association
• 2100 Block Park Ave. Club
• 2200 Block Mount Royal Terrace
• 2500 McCulloh Street Association
• AIRGORA'S s.c. Inc.
• Auchentoroly Terrace Association
• Bolton North Apt. Tenants Association
• Bolton/Park Neighbors Association
• Brookfield, Newington, Callow Aves. Block Club
• Carrollton Avenue Community Association
• Citizens United to Save Sandtown
• Cloverdale-Druid Hill-Francis-Retreat Neighborhood
• Cumberland-Sanford Sts. Neighborhood Association
• Douglass Apartments Tenants' Association
• Druid Community Association
• Druid Heights Community Development Corp., Inc.
• Edgewood Residents' Association-West Baltimore
• Eutaw Place Improvement Association
• Fulton Community Association, Inc.
• Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association
• Gertrude Stein Block Club
• Gilmor Homes Tenant Council
• Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council
• Harlem Park Neighborhood Council, Inc.
• Harlem Park Trust, Inc.
• Harvey Johnson Towers Tenant Committee
• Historic Mount Royal Community
• Lafayette Avenue Concerned Neighbors Assn.
• Lafayette Square Association
• Lakeview Block Watchers
• Lakeview Towers Tenant Council
• Laurens House Tenants' Association
• Linden Avenue Assn., Inc.
• Madison Ave. Neighborhood Improvement Assn.
• Madison Avenue Planning Committee
• Madison Park Improvement Assn., Inc.

• Marlborough Tenants Association
• Martin Luther King Improvement Association, Inc.
• Matthew A. Henson Community Association
• Memorial Apartments Tenants Assn.
• Metropolitan/Harlem Park Community Association
• Mondawmin Neighborhood Improvement Assoc.
• Mt. Royal Improvement Association
• N M Carroll Manor Tenants Council
• Nehemiah Homeowners' Assn. of Sandtown-Winchester
• Nel-Mar Tenant Council Association
• North Avenue Merchants Association, Inc.
• Northern Bolton Hill Association
• Northwest United Protective Assn., Inc.
• Penn-North Nehemiah Homeowners' Association
• Penn-North Revitalization Corporation
• Pennsylvania Ave.-Lafayette Market Assn.-(PALMA)
• Provident Neighborhood Assn.
• Renaissance Plaza Residents' Assn.
• Reservoir Hill Improvement Council, Inc.
• Saint James Terrace Apartment Residents Council
• Sandtown Habitat Homeowners' Association
• Sandtown Village Cooperative Association
• Sandtown-Winchester Community Building in Partners
• Sandtown-Winchester Community Development Corp.
• Sandtown-Winchester Condominium Association
• Sandtown-Winchester Improvement Association
• Save Lake Drive Assn.
• Southern Mondawmin Improvement Association
• The Brooks Lane 900 Neighborhood Assn.
• Upper Eutaw/Madison Neghborhood Assn.
• Upton West Community Association
• Upton's Marble Hill Community
• West Dolphin Street Improvement Association
• West Lafayette Community Association
• Whitelock Neighborhood Club
• Whittier-Monroe Community Neighborhood Association
• Woodbrook Avenue Neighborhorhood Association

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• Alba Neighborhood Assn.
• Ash-Co-East/Coppin Heights Neighborhood Assoc. Inc
• Boyd-Booth Concerned Citizens, Inc.
• Carrollton Ridge Community Association
• Charles Village Civic Assn.
• Communities Organized To Improve Life - (COIL)
• Coppin Heights Neighborhood Housing Services-(NHS)
• Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
• E. Baltimore Midway/Barclay Comm. Dev. Corp
• Ellamont Christian Community Neighborhood Associat
• Fairview Avenue Neighborhood Community Assn
• Greater Baltimore Assn. of Neighborhoods, Inc.
• Gywnnbrook-Garriwood Neighborhood Assn
• Hampden
• Harlem Park Revitalization Corporation
• Highlandtown Community Assn. (HIGH-C)
• Johnston Square Tenants Assoc
• Jonestown Planning Council, Inc.
• Juniper Road-Grenmount Ave. Partnership
• Lakeland Community Association

• Little Italy Community Org. (LICO)
• Market Center Merchants Association
• Mosher Ridge Improvement Association
• Mt. Vernon-Belvedere Association
• Neighbors Stand United Community Association
• Northeast Neighbors
• Odyssey 2000
• Pen Lucy Community Assn. Inc
• Pinehurst Protective Association
• Roland View Towers Tenants Committee
• Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc
• S.A.M. Improvement Association
• Scarlett Place Condo Assn.
• Smallwood Street Community Association
• South Charles Village Community Assn.
• South Charles Village Partnership Inc
• Southwest Visions, Inc.
• Towers at Harbor Court
• Walbrook Civic League
• West Pratt Street Merchants Association

• Demographics

• Total Population: 37,111
• White Population: 3,976
• Black Population: 32,756
• Hispanic Population: 501
• Asian Population: 522
• Hawaiian Population: 42
• Indian Population: 336
• Male Population: 16,988
• Female Population: 20,123
• Median Age: 34
• Median Age of Males: 35
• Median Age of Females: 34

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: South Atlantic
• State: Maryland
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Baltimore-Towson MD
• County: Baltimore
• City: Baltimore
• Longitude: -76.6
• Latitude: 39.3
• Elevation: 186 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 410

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 12,914
• Drive alone: 5,122
• Carpool: 2,145
• Public transit: 4,208
• Ride bikes or walk: 1,316


• Average commute time: 33.3 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 283
•    5 - 9: 798
•    10 - 14: 1,409
•    15 - 19: 1,729
•    20 - 24: 1,866
•    25 - 29: 702
•    30 - 34: 2,374
•    35 - 39: 256
•    40 - 44: 408
•    45 - 59: 1,111
•    60 - 89: 1,028
•    90 plus: 950

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $114,500
• Average Annual Household Income: $24,735
• Businesses: 358
• Employees: 4,673
• Annual Payroll: $152,380,000
• Average Family Income: $34,285
• Median Family Income: $20,637
• Average Income for Men: $28,457
• Average Income for Women: $20,915

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 07
• Congressional District Land Area: 294.0
• Sr Senator: Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
• Jr Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
• US House Representative: Elijah E. Cummings (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 510
• State FIPS Code: 24

• Druid Hill Farmers' Market

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Primary Schools

Eutaw Marshburn Elementary

1624 Eutaw Pl

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0779

Furman L. Templeton Elementary

1200 Pennsylvania Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 462-9560

George G. Kelson Elementary

701 Gold St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0800

Gilmor Elementary

1311 N Gilmor St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 462-2700

Harlem Park Elementary

1401 W Lafayette Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0633

Harriet Tubman Elementary

1807 Harlem Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-1362

John Eager Howard Elementary

2011 Linden Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0837

Matthew A. Henson Elementary

1600 N Payson St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0776

Midtown Academy

1398 Mt Royal Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 225-3257

Mount Royal Elementary/Middle

121 Mcmechen St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0864

New Song Academy

1385 N Gilmor St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 728-2091

Westside Elementary

2235 N Fulton Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0628

William Pinderhughes Elementary

1200 N Fremont Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0761

Middle Schools

Booker T. Washington Middle

1301 Mcculloh St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-7734

High Schools

Frederick Douglass High

2301 Gwynns Falls Pky

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-7821

Maritime Industries Academy

790 W North Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0402

Other Schools

Baltimore Talent Development

1500 Harlem Ave

Baltimore, MD 21217

(443) 984-2744

Other Schools

Upton School

811 W Lanvale St

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0775