ZIP Code 12206

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Albany County, New York.

Population: 14,592
Median household income: $38,931
Median home value: $162,300

ZIP Code 12206 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Albany County, New York, home to about 14,592 residents. At $38,931, its median household income sits below Albany County's $83,149.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12206's population declined 11.5% from 16,480 to 14,592, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $988 to $1,189.

The median resident is 32.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,592
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $38,931
Median home value: $162,300
Median gross rent: $1,189
Housing units: 8,641
Homeownership rate: 26.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,48014,592

Median household income

$36,396$38,931

Median home value

$117,800$162,300

Median gross rent

$988$1,189

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,480	$36,396	$117,800	$988
2020	15,537	$36,137	$132,300	$1,000
2021	15,693	$32,994	$118,400	$1,081
2022	14,793	$33,136	$118,400	$1,139
2023	14,592	$38,931	$162,300	$1,189

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	462	3.2%
5 to 17	2,510	17.2%
18 to 24	2,310	15.8%
25 to 34	2,302	15.8%
35 to 44	2,037	14.0%
45 to 54	1,794	12.3%
55 to 64	1,598	11.0%
65 to 74	982	6.7%
75 and over	597	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,896	26.7%
Black or African American	5,612	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,516	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	223	1.5%
Two or more races	1,194	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,145	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,460	15.7%
High school graduate	2,886	31.0%
Some college or associate's	2,534	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,167	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,263	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone49.2%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit21.1%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,412	49.2%
Carpooled	1,016	14.6%
Public transit	1,462	21.1%
Walked	375	5.4%
Bicycle	52	0.7%
Worked from home	336	4.8%
Other means	287	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,365	35.8%
15 to 29 min	2,567	38.9%
30 to 44 min	1,045	15.8%
45 to 59 min	351	5.3%
60+ min	276	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 37.8% (5,486 of 14,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,813	43.6%
Nonfamily households	3,638	56.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,451	74.7%
Vacant	2,190	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,681	26.1%
Renter-occupied	4,770	73.9%

1-unit, detached15.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units58.5%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units17.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,323	15.3%
1-unit, attached	90	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5,056	58.5%
5 to 19 units	603	7.0%
20 or more units	1,551	17.9%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

ZIP Code 12206

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