ZIP Code 12308

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schenectady County, New York.

Population: 13,985
Median household income: $59,789
Median home value: $180,100

ZIP Code 12308 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schenectady County, New York, home to about 13,985 residents. At $59,789, its median household income sits below Schenectady County's $76,989.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12308's population declined 4.9% from 14,699 to 13,985, while its median gross rent rose 24.0% from $935 to $1,159.

29.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,985
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,789
Median home value: $180,100
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 6,442
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,69913,985

Median household income

$48,092$59,789

Median home value

$123,600$180,100

Median gross rent

$935$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,699	$48,092	$123,600	$935
2020	14,038	$49,550	$128,900	$950
2021	14,122	$51,498	$133,900	$959
2022	14,367	$56,156	$164,600	$1,055
2023	13,985	$59,789	$180,100	$1,159

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2419.3%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	622	4.4%
5 to 17	1,615	11.5%
18 to 24	2,693	19.3%
25 to 34	2,093	15.0%
35 to 44	1,555	11.1%
45 to 54	1,899	13.6%
55 to 64	1,321	9.4%
65 to 74	1,219	8.7%
75 and over	968	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,976	57.0%
Black or African American	2,385	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.5%
Asian	378	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.2%
Some other race	667	4.8%
Two or more races	658	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,829	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,035	11.4%
High school graduate	2,466	27.2%
Some college or associate's	2,885	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,646	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,023	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit5.5%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,235	63.2%
Carpooled	764	11.4%
Public transit	370	5.5%
Walked	407	6.1%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	786	11.7%
Other means	131	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,121	35.9%
15 to 29 min	2,146	36.3%
30 to 44 min	1,112	18.8%
45 to 59 min	258	4.4%
60+ min	276	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 17.8% (2,187 of 12,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,739	46.0%
Nonfamily households	3,216	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,955	92.4%
Vacant	487	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,645	44.4%
Renter-occupied	3,310	55.6%

1-unit, detached39.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units44.2%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,510	39.0%
1-unit, attached	101	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2,849	44.2%
5 to 19 units	498	7.7%
20 or more units	445	6.9%
Mobile home & other	39	0.6%

ZIP Code 12308

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