Talbot County

Talbot County has 37,917 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $84,811, 18% below the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $409,700, and 42% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

37,917residentsACS 2020–2024

$84,811median household incomeMaryland: $104K

$409,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Maryland with Talbot 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
21601	24,671	$84K	$376K	70%	41%	90%	25 min
21612	470	$118K	$680K	100%	51%	87%	22 min
21624	162	$89K	$345K	67%	40%	100%	16 min
21625	1,766	$83K	$372K	85%	26%	89%	33 min
21647	320	$113K	$634K	100%	64%	100%	39 min
21652	155	$128K	$505K	100%	50%	100%	56 min
21654	1,179	$83K	$840K	86%	67%	97%	39 min
21662	546	$137K	$1.11M	81%	60%	97%	35 min
21663	3,764	$90K	$651K	78%	53%	90%	25 min
21665	229	$-666667K	$673K	100%	41%	100%	32 min
21671	727	$45K	$295K	90%	24%	87%	25 min
21673	2,843	$68K	$363K	75%	31%	84%	30 min
21676	439	$-666667K	$644K	100%	47%	100%	38 min
21679	306	$120K	$522K	100%	48%	74%	53 min

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

People.

37,917 residents in 16,433 households, next to the Maryland figure.

19%

under 18

16%

aged 18–34

30%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

19,720 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $409,700 (±$19,234).

75%

of households own their home

78%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$1,256

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200915%

1990–199917%

1980–198917%

1970–197912%

1960–19697%

1950–19598%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier14%

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 ±$6,636.

$84,811

median household income

9.3%

of people live below the poverty line

4.3%

unemployment rate

42%

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.

27 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

79%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

15%

work from home

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

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