ZIP Code 12198

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York.

Population: 7,337
Median household income: $113,042
Median home value: $282,200

ZIP Code 12198 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rensselaer County, New York, home to about 7,337 residents. Its median household income of $113,042 runs above the Rensselaer County figure of $86,663.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12198's population declined 6.8% from 7,871 to 7,337, while its median gross rent rose 35.5% from $874 to $1,184.

The typical home was built around 1965. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,337
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $113,042
Median home value: $282,200
Median gross rent: $1,184
Housing units: 3,069
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8717,337

Median household income

$77,714$113,042

Median home value

$197,000$282,200

Median gross rent

$874$1,184

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,871	$77,714	$197,000	$874
2020	7,119	$76,740	$195,200	$910
2021	7,109	$87,114	$209,200	$930
2022	7,150	$99,402	$263,300	$1,154
2023	7,337	$113,042	$282,200	$1,184

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	370	5.0%
5 to 17	1,225	16.7%
18 to 24	311	4.2%
25 to 34	833	11.4%
35 to 44	938	12.8%
45 to 54	1,146	15.6%
55 to 64	1,188	16.2%
65 to 74	890	12.1%
75 and over	436	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,591	89.8%
Black or African American	44	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	92	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	1.5%
Two or more races	367	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	1.8%
High school graduate	1,170	21.5%
Some college or associate's	1,864	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,403	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	896	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,939	75.6%
Carpooled	261	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	645	16.6%
Other means	32	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	21.0%
15 to 29 min	1,799	55.5%
30 to 44 min	611	18.9%
45 to 59 min	115	3.5%
60+ min	36	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 4.7% (346 of 7,320)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,234	76.2%
Nonfamily households	699	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,933	95.6%
Vacant	136	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,206	75.2%
Renter-occupied	727	24.8%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,383	77.6%
1-unit, attached	64	2.1%
2 to 4 units	336	10.9%
5 to 19 units	195	6.4%
20 or more units	44	1.4%
Mobile home & other	47	1.5%

ZIP Code 12198

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