
Maryland · Census place 31100
Funkstown, MD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Funkstown, Maryland (Funkstown, MD — Census place “Funkstown town”) is 826 residents, ranking #347 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $58,438, the median home is worth $241,900 and median gross rent runs $802 a month. Looking for the Funkstown Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Funkstown, MD: 21734.
- Population
- 826Funkstown town residents
- Median household income
- $58,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $241,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $802Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.7%Owner-occupied households
Funkstown ZIP codes (Maryland)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Funkstown.
The Funkstown MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Funkstown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Funkstown town median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 60.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Funkstown town, MD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Funkstown town is a very small community in Maryland, with 826 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #347 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 35% of them. The median age here is 55.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Funkstown town earn a median of $58,438 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 46% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Funkstown town is valued at $241,900, 20.3% below the national figure and 39% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $802 a month, 43% below the national figure, or roughly $9,624 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 60.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 55.6 puts Funkstown town well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 826 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Funkstown town against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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- Highfield-Cascade CDP 1,079
- Callaway CDP 1,087
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Funkstown town?
- Funkstown town has 826 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #347 of 536 in Maryland.
- What is the median household income in Funkstown town?
- Median household income in Funkstown town is $58,438 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Funkstown town?
- Median gross rent is $802 a month and the median home value is $241,900, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
- Is Funkstown town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Funkstown town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Funkstown town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.