Housing data for ZIP code 21402

Name: Housing in ZIP code 21402, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 21402 has an estimated 4,303 residents and 492 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Naval Academy, Anne Arundel County.

100.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,933 (±$254) a month.

The median household income is $80,893 (±$39,703) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 4,303 (±961)
Median gross rent: $2,933
Households that rent: 100.0%

How ZIP code 21402 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 21402	Naval Academy	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Residents	4,303 (±961)	3,006	598,166	6,206,011	334,922,499
Housing units	492 (±187)	142	236,262	2,560,784	143,775,355
Households that rent	100.0% (±9.2 points)	100.0%	24.9%	32.4%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,933 (±$254)	$2,918	$2,071	$1,705	$1,413
Median home value	—	—	$467,900	$419,900	$332,700
Median household income	$80,893 (±$39,703)	$122,432	$124,911	$103,678	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	—	—	$3,957	$4,093	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	58.1% (±20.4 points)	29.2%	47.2%	51.5%	51.1%
Built before 1980	83.5% (±32.2 points)	95.8%	44.9%	51.2%	49.7%
Average commute	9.6 minutes (±1.4)	7.2 minutes	28.9 minutes	31.1 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	100.0% (±9.2 points)	100.0%	95.5%	92.4%	91.0%
Median age of residents	21.0 years (±0.3)	21.0 years	39.0 years	39.4 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 21402, median gross rent is higher than in Anne Arundel County ($2,071).

It is also higher than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 21402 is not measurably different from Naval Academy as a whole ($2,918).

Among the 28 ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County with a published estimate, ZIP 21402 ranks 2 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 35 ZIP codes in Anne Arundel County with a published estimate, ZIP 21402 ranks 34 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 21402

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.3 points)	2.5%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±9.3 points)	4.3%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.1% (±1.9 points)	13.1%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.1% (±3.2 points)	25.9%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	14.9% (±10.0 points)	29.0%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	36.8% (±17.2 points)	15.6%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	45.1% (±22.5 points)	9.5%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 45.1% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 21402

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
2 bedrooms	$2,557 (±$301)
3 bedrooms	$2,777 (±$205)
4 bedrooms	$3,165 (±$168)

Rent burden in ZIP code 21402

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	4.9% (±4.1 points)	11.5%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.2% (±1.7 points)	15.0%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.0% (±10.1 points)	13.5%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	22.9% (±15.0 points)	12.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.6% (±3.9 points)	8.5%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	53.5% (±20.0 points)	38.7%	42.3%	41.9%

58.1% (±20.4 points) of renting households in ZIP code 21402 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 21402

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Less than $50,000	—	2.6%	3.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	—	0.9%	2.0%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	—	0.7%	2.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	—	1.9%	4.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	—	9.4%	14.8%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	—	41.2%	37.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	—	36.1%	29.7%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	—	7.2%	6.0%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 21402

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Single-family, detached	5.3% (±7.0 points)	59.5%	51.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	51.4% (±17.8 points)	21.4%	21.3%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±8.3 points)	0.9%	1.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	13.6% (±13.3 points)	0.8%	2.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	20.5% (±12.0 points)	3.0%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±8.3 points)	7.1%	7.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	9.1% (±6.9 points)	5.9%	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±8.3 points)	1.2%	1.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±8.3 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 21402 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±8.3 points)	1.6%	1.4%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	0.0% (±8.3 points)	11.2%	8.1%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	4.1% (±3.7 points)	11.9%	11.5%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	8.5% (±8.9 points)	15.1%	13.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	3.9% (±5.8 points)	15.2%	14.8%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	6.9% (±7.1 points)	15.5%	13.5%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	5.9% (±5.8 points)	10.4%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	13.6% (±12.8 points)	10.1%	10.5%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	24.8% (±23.1 points)	3.9%	5.0%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	32.3% (±16.0 points)	5.0%	10.7%	11.7%

83.5% of the homes in ZIP code 21402 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 21402

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Utility gas	49.9% (±19.6 points)	37.0%	43.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±9.2 points)	8.1%	6.6%	3.9%
Electricity	49.0% (±19.2 points)	49.9%	44.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±9.2 points)	3.2%	3.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.6%	1.0%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.1% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.4%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 21402 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 21402	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Drove alone	42.9% (±16.5 points)	70.0%	64.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	5.0% (±6.3 points)	6.8%	7.7%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.6% (±1.1 points)	1.6%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked	48.5% (±23.0 points)	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.2%	2.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	2.8% (±3.1 points)	18.5%	19.3%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 21402 take an average of 9.6 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 21402

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Naval Academy	26%	$2,918	100.0%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 21402

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
21409	2.6 mi	$2,060	$535,500	$147,151	9.0%
21403	3.4 mi	$1,942	$582,500	$123,329	30.9%
21012	4.2 mi	$2,166	$563,800	$139,432	13.7%
21401	4.4 mi	$2,150	$601,400	$123,381	34.6%
21405	5.0 mi	—	$986,100	$160,703	5.0%
21037	6.2 mi	$2,288	$560,300	$145,787	11.3%
21056	6.5 mi	—	$2,000,000 or more	$250,000 or more	0.0%
21140	6.8 mi	—	$634,700	$170,156	1.3%

Crime reported to police in Anne Arundel County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Anne Arundel County recorded 303 violent and 1,674 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 21402 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 21402: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 21402

What is the median rent in ZIP code 21402?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 21402 is $2,933 (±$254) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 21402?

The median household income in ZIP code 21402 is $80,893 (±$39,703) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 21402 in?

ZIP code 21402 lies mostly in Naval Academy.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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