ZIP Code 12053

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schenectady County, New York.

Population: 4,325
Median household income: $99,831
Median home value: $258,600

Covering part of Schenectady County, New York, ZIP Code 12053 has about 4,325 residents. At $99,831, its median household income sits above Schenectady County's $76,989.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12053's population declined 4.5% from 4,527 to 4,325, while its median gross rent fell 41.2% from $1,341 to $788.

31.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,325
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $99,831
Median home value: $258,600
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 1,997
Homeownership rate: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5274,325

Median household income

$93,571$99,831

Median home value

$225,400$258,600

Median gross rent

$1,341$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,527	$93,571	$225,400	$1,341
2020	4,611	$82,316	$219,900	$792
2021	4,133	$82,847	$229,400	$691
2022	4,253	$92,024	$254,600	$736
2023	4,325	$99,831	$258,600	$788

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6425.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	2.9%
5 to 17	594	13.7%
18 to 24	225	5.2%
25 to 34	453	10.5%
35 to 44	622	14.4%
45 to 54	601	13.9%
55 to 64	1,113	25.7%
65 to 74	395	9.1%
75 and over	198	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,711	85.8%
Black or African American	77	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	236	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	300	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	272	8.0%
High school graduate	757	22.4%
Some college or associate's	1,306	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	602	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	445	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,608	71.9%
Carpooled	90	4.0%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	13	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	488	21.8%
Other means	36	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	5.9%
15 to 29 min	635	36.3%
30 to 44 min	667	38.1%
45 to 59 min	276	15.8%
60+ min	68	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 9.3% (404 of 4,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,175	64.5%
Nonfamily households	646	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,821	91.2%
Vacant	176	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,618	88.9%
Renter-occupied	203	11.1%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,741	87.2%
1-unit, attached	35	1.8%
2 to 4 units	158	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61	3.1%

ZIP Code 12053

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