ZIP Code 12090

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York.

Population: 5,874
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $187,900

Covering part of Rensselaer County, New York, ZIP Code 12090 has about 5,874 residents. At $72,500, its median household income sits below Rensselaer County's $86,663.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12090's population declined 7.5% from 6,350 to 5,874, while its median gross rent fell 5.0% from $878 to $834.

22.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,874
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $187,900
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 2,714
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3505,874

Median household income

$54,070$72,500

Median home value

$141,700$187,900

Median gross rent

$878$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,350	$54,070	$141,700	$878
2020	5,931	$55,316	$140,900	$846
2021	5,701	$58,229	$161,300	$801
2022	5,782	$74,375	$178,800	$781
2023	5,874	$72,500	$187,900	$834

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	399	6.8%
5 to 17	1,033	17.6%
18 to 24	355	6.0%
25 to 34	470	8.0%
35 to 44	544	9.3%
45 to 54	865	14.7%
55 to 64	764	13.0%
65 to 74	740	12.6%
75 and over	704	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,458	92.9%
Black or African American	21	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	1.0%
Two or more races	66	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	273	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	269	6.6%
High school graduate	1,751	42.8%
Some college or associate's	1,141	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	597	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	329	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,849	78.6%
Carpooled	146	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	9.7%
Other means	42	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	624	29.4%
15 to 29 min	501	23.6%
30 to 44 min	406	19.1%
45 to 59 min	313	14.7%
60+ min	280	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 8.5% (490 of 5,786)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,491	65.9%
Nonfamily households	771	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,262	83.3%
Vacant	452	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,646	72.8%
Renter-occupied	616	27.2%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,900	70.0%
1-unit, attached	21	0.8%
2 to 4 units	410	15.1%
5 to 19 units	92	3.4%
20 or more units	192	7.1%
Mobile home & other	99	3.6%

ZIP Code 12090

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