ZIP Code 12138

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York.

Population: 2,826
Median household income: $78,693
Median home value: $181,800

ZIP Code 12138 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York, home to about 2,826 residents. At $78,693, its median household income sits below Rensselaer County's $86,663.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12138's population declined 12.2% from 3,218 to 2,826, while its median gross rent rose 53.7% from $803 to $1,234.

The median gross rent is $1,234. 21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,826
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,693
Median home value: $181,800
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 1,661
Homeownership rate: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2182,826

Median household income

$62,500$78,693

Median home value

$150,100$181,800

Median gross rent

$803$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,218	$62,500	$150,100	$803
2020	3,156	$67,500	$147,300	$936
2021	2,923	$66,974	$154,600	$980
2022	2,922	$69,271	$157,800	$1,308
2023	2,826	$78,693	$181,800	$1,234

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	3.6%
5 to 17	414	14.6%
18 to 24	295	10.4%
25 to 34	327	11.6%
35 to 44	331	11.7%
45 to 54	304	10.8%
55 to 64	446	15.8%
65 to 74	397	14.0%
75 and over	211	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,538	89.8%
Black or African American	25	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	18	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.6%
Two or more races	98	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	8.6%
High school graduate	650	32.2%
Some college or associate's	751	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	283	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	158	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,076	81.3%
Carpooled	114	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	91	6.9%
Other means	10	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	216	17.5%
15 to 29 min	307	24.9%
30 to 44 min	401	32.5%
45 to 59 min	180	14.6%
60+ min	129	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.6% (213 of 2,819)

	Count	Share
Family households	741	63.2%
Nonfamily households	432	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,173	70.6%
Vacant	488	29.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,067	91.0%
Renter-occupied	106	9.0%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other12.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,388	83.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.4%
2 to 4 units	39	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	12	0.7%
Mobile home & other	215	12.9%

ZIP Code 12138

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