ZIP Code 12185

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York.

Population: 1,699
Median household income: $111,691
Median home value: $208,700

ZIP Code 12185 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York, home to about 1,699 residents. Its median household income of $111,691 runs above the Rensselaer County figure of $86,663.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12185's population declined 15.3% from 2,006 to 1,699.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,699
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $111,691
Median home value: $208,700
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 726
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0061,699

Median household income

$80,500$111,691

Median home value

$200,300$208,700

Median gross rent

$811$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,006	$80,500	$200,300	—
2020	2,007	$86,250	$212,600	$811
2021	1,795	$81,504	$209,500	$1,009
2022	1,785	$105,735	$212,700	$908
2023	1,699	$111,691	$208,700	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	4.0%
5 to 17	212	12.5%
18 to 24	206	12.1%
25 to 34	217	12.8%
35 to 44	154	9.1%
45 to 54	237	13.9%
55 to 64	329	19.4%
65 to 74	198	11.7%
75 and over	78	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,656	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	6.3%
High school graduate	345	28.4%
Some college or associate's	396	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	267	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	129	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	924	89.8%
Carpooled	19	1.8%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	18	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	6.4%
Other means	1	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	7.7%
15 to 29 min	366	38.0%
30 to 44 min	371	38.5%
45 to 59 min	133	13.8%
60+ min	19	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 5.2% (88 of 1,699)

	Count	Share
Family households	513	74.7%
Nonfamily households	174	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	687	94.6%
Vacant	39	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	543	79.0%
Renter-occupied	144	21.0%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	661	91.0%
1-unit, attached	8	1.1%
2 to 4 units	45	6.2%
5 to 19 units	11	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.1%

ZIP Code 12185

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