What is the population of Reisterstown CDP?

Reisterstown CDP has 27,764 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Reisterstown CDP?

Median household income in Reisterstown CDP is $79,812 a year, 1.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,599 a month and the median home value is $332,300, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.

Is Reisterstown CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Reisterstown CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Reisterstown, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Reisterstown, Maryland (Reisterstown, MD — Census place “Reisterstown CDP”) is 27,764 residents, ranking #48 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $79,812, the median home is worth $332,300 and median gross rent runs $1,599 a month. Looking for the Reisterstown Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Reisterstown, MD: 21136.

Population: 27,764Reisterstown CDP residents
Median household income: $79,812Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $332,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,599Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.6%Owner-occupied households

Reisterstown ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Reisterstown.

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

21136

What the numbers mean in Reisterstown CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Reisterstown CDP median would spend about 24% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 61.6% of households own their home.

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

Reisterstown CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Reisterstown CDP is a small city in Maryland, with 27,764 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #48 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 39.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Reisterstown CDP earn a median of $79,812 a year, 1.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 27% 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 11.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Reisterstown CDP is valued at $332,300, 9.5% above the national figure and 16% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,599 a month, 13.7% above the national figure, or roughly $19,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24% 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 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 61.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Reisterstown CDP?: Reisterstown CDP has 27,764 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Reisterstown CDP?: Median household income in Reisterstown CDP is $79,812 a year, 1.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Reisterstown CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,599 a month and the median home value is $332,300, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.
Is Reisterstown CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Reisterstown CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Reisterstown 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.