ZIP Code 12304

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schenectady County, New York.

Population: 22,027
Median household income: $67,688
Median home value: $171,500

ZIP Code 12304 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schenectady County, New York, home to about 22,027 residents. Its median household income of $67,688 runs below the Schenectady County figure of $76,989.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12304's population held roughly steady from 22,230 to 22,027, while its median gross rent rose 12.7% from $931 to $1,049.

60.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,027
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,688
Median home value: $171,500
Median gross rent: $1,049
Housing units: 9,438
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,23022,027

Median household income

$50,949$67,688

Median home value

$125,800$171,500

Median gross rent

$931$1,049

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,230	$50,949	$125,800	$931
2020	20,929	$53,940	$132,400	$960
2021	20,531	$55,725	$133,600	$1,005
2022	21,901	$63,349	$152,600	$1,057
2023	22,027	$67,688	$171,500	$1,049

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,276	5.8%
5 to 17	3,405	15.5%
18 to 24	1,548	7.0%
25 to 34	2,913	13.2%
35 to 44	2,463	11.2%
45 to 54	2,672	12.1%
55 to 64	3,445	15.6%
65 to 74	2,795	12.7%
75 and over	1,510	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,498	52.2%
Black or African American	3,799	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,108	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	490	2.2%
Two or more races	2,201	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,931	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,843	11.7%
High school graduate	5,060	32.0%
Some college or associate's	4,983	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,470	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,442	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit7.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,890	74.3%
Carpooled	608	6.6%
Public transit	693	7.5%
Walked	106	1.1%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	824	8.9%
Other means	148	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,272	26.9%
15 to 29 min	3,489	41.3%
30 to 44 min	1,865	22.1%
45 to 59 min	344	4.1%
60+ min	480	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 20.4% (4,440 of 21,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,380	58.4%
Nonfamily households	3,830	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,210	97.6%
Vacant	228	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,489	59.6%
Renter-occupied	3,721	40.4%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units22.8%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,718	60.6%
1-unit, attached	271	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2,149	22.8%
5 to 19 units	533	5.6%
20 or more units	609	6.5%
Mobile home & other	158	1.7%

ZIP Code 12304

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