What is the population of Middle River CDP?

Middle River CDP has 31,616 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Middle River CDP?

Median household income in Middle River CDP is $74,198 a year, 5.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Middle River CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,639 a month and the median home value is $251,200, so rent absorbs about 26.5% of median household income.

Is Middle River CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Middle River CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Middle River, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Middle River, Maryland (Middle River, MD — Census place “Middle River CDP”) is 31,616 residents, ranking #39 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $74,198, the median home is worth $251,200 and median gross rent runs $1,639 a month. Looking for the Middle River Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Middle River, MD: 21220.

Population: 31,616Middle River CDP residents
Median household income: $74,198Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $251,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,639Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65.2%Owner-occupied households

Middle River ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Middle River.

The Middle River MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

21220

What the numbers mean in Middle River CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Middle River CDP median would spend about 26.5% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 65.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Middle River CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Middle River CDP is a small city in Maryland, with 31,616 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #39 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 36.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Middle River CDP earn a median of $74,198 a year, 5.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Middle River CDP is valued at $251,200, 17.2% below the national figure and 37% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,639 a month, 16.6% above the national figure, or roughly $19,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Middle River CDP?: Middle River CDP has 31,616 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Middle River CDP?: Median household income in Middle River CDP is $74,198 a year, 5.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Middle River CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,639 a month and the median home value is $251,200, so rent absorbs about 26.5% of median household income.
Is Middle River CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Middle River CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Middle River CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.