Dorchester County

Dorchester County has 32,754 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $61,839, 40% below the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $262,400, and 19% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

32,754residentsACS 2020–2024

$61,839median household incomeMaryland: $104K

$262,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Dorchester County in MarylandZIP codes in Dorchester County highlighted; the rest of Maryland in grey

Map of Maryland with Dorchester County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 14 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
21613	17,926	$54K	$284K	52%	22%	86%	26 min
21622	420	$69K	$296K	91%	25%	72%	29 min
21626	256	$-666667K	$632K	78%	32%	90%	64 min
21631	2,429	$74K	$307K	85%	24%	91%	20 min
21634	465	$83K	$232K	100%	23%	86%	20 min
21643	5,392	$67K	$230K	81%	14%	83%	33 min
21648	172	$-666667K	$195K	91%	13%	100%	27 min
21659	1,601	$74K	$260K	83%	10%	80%	37 min
21664	635	$83K	$172K	70%	20%	87%	28 min
21669	160	$117K	$468K	100%	52%	100%	46 min
21672	161	$83K	$-666667K	100%	3%	78%	50 min
21677	436	$-666667K	$329K	70%	22%	96%	52 min
21835	312	$47K	$51K	72%	10%	75%	19 min
21869	827	$62K	$232K	85%	12%	87%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

32,754 residents in 13,546 households, next to the Maryland figure.

21%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

23%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

16,433 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,400 (±$12,508).

66%

of households own their home

73%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

18%

of housing units are vacant

$1,032

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–200918%

1990–199910%

1980–198911%

1970–197913%

1960–19697%

1950–195911%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier19%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,414.

$61,839

median household income

17.1%

of people live below the poverty line

5.7%

unemployment rate

19%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

12%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

86%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates