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21225

Brooklyn, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
34,062
Median household income
$54,020
People below poverty
20.4%
Median home value
$229,000

Income

The median income of households in 21225 was $54,020. An estimated 10.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.7
$35,000 to $49,999 13.2
$50,000 to $74,999 17.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54300
Female 43759

An estimated 77.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,710. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.5
Social Security 24.2
Retirement income 17.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.7
Cash public assistance income 6.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.1

In 2020-2024, 23.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 56.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 21225 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.5% and public coverage was 48.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.7%.


In 2020-2024, 21225 had a total population of 34,062 - 17,874 (52.5%) females and 16,188 (47.5%) males. The median age was 34.2 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 21225 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1361 1602
5 to 9 871 1232
10 to 14 1594 1173
15 to 19 1712 974
20 to 24 1040 1393
25 to 29 811 1070
30 to 34 957 1483
35 to 39 1620 1058
40 to 44 1139 1140
45 to 49 988 1524
50 to 54 714 777
55 to 59 1124 1246
60 to 64 544 940
65 to 69 532 710
70 to 74 540 393
75 to 79 317 532
80 to 84 137 337
85 and over 187 290

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 32.2% were White; 41.6% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.8% were Asian; 11.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 21.4% of the people in 21225 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 30.5% of the people in 21225 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,915 households in 21225. The average household size was 2.62 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.8% of the households in 21225 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41% of all households, while 23.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.1% of all households.

In 21225, 34% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.6% of males and 31.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 45.9 46.1
Now married, except separated 36.6 31.6
Separated 4.1 4.2
Widowed 2.5 7.4
Divorced 10.8 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 21225, 875 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.9% of the people living in 21225 were U.S. natives. 67.9% of the 21225 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.1% of 21225 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 21225 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 21225.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 74.2
Asia 13.4
Europe 4.7
Africa 7.7
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 21225 in 2020-2024, 20.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.5% of people at least five years old; 8.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 16.5
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 21225 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 4.1
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 21225 was 9,391 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 711 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,730. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,950.

Educational Attainment of People in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.3
High school diploma or equivalency 39.3
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 5.7
Bachelor's degree 9.2
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 21225, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 21225, 57.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,576 78.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,645 17.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 561 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 21225 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 12.8
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.8
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 6.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 21225 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,216 28.4
Service occupations 3,668 24.8
Sales and office occupations 2,407 16.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,903 12.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,626 17.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.9% of 21225 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.4
Walked 1.7
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 7.1

In 2020-2024, 21225 had a total of 14,321 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.5
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

3.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 21225 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 59.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 21225 had 12,915 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,406 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.6% while renters occupied 50.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 21.9% and another 12.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 21225:

House Heating Fuel Used in 21225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.3
Electricity 34.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.9
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 21225 was $229,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.6 % had a mortgage. 33.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,471 and for owners without a mortgage it was $545.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 21225 was $1,148. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.