ZIP Code 12498

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ulster County, New York.

Population: 4,530
Median household income: $80,221
Median home value: $542,300

ZIP Code 12498 (Ulster County, New York) is home to about 4,530 residents. The median household income of $80,221 is in line with the Ulster County median ($81,804).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12498's population declined 10.2% from 5,045 to 4,530, while its median gross rent rose 72.2% from $975 to $1,679.

The typical home was built around 1965. 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,530
Median age: 61.7 yrs
Median household income: $80,221
Median home value: $542,300
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 2,926
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0454,530

Median household income

$61,797$80,221

Median home value

$299,000$542,300

Median gross rent

$975$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,045	$61,797	$299,000	$975
2020	4,713	$53,344	$350,200	$1,014
2021	4,657	$58,262	$385,800	$1,235
2022	4,580	$68,438	$503,000	$1,547
2023	4,530	$80,221	$542,300	$1,679

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6419.9%

65 to 7427.7%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	2.2%
5 to 17	400	8.8%
18 to 24	209	4.6%
25 to 34	163	3.6%
35 to 44	335	7.4%
45 to 54	471	10.4%
55 to 64	900	19.9%
65 to 74	1,254	27.7%
75 and over	698	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,822	84.4%
Black or African American	87	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	139	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	1.2%
Two or more races	162	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate13.6%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	3.7%
High school graduate	520	13.6%
Some college or associate's	785	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,263	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,112	29.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone50.6%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit5.1%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home38.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	928	50.6%
Carpooled	13	0.7%
Public transit	93	5.1%
Walked	59	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	700	38.1%
Other means	42	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	325	28.6%
15 to 29 min	364	32.1%
30 to 44 min	248	21.9%
45 to 59 min	93	8.2%
60+ min	105	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 13.7% (619 of 4,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,130	47.7%
Nonfamily households	1,241	52.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,371	81.0%
Vacant	555	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,845	77.8%
Renter-occupied	526	22.2%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,486	85.0%
1-unit, attached	82	2.8%
2 to 4 units	229	7.8%
5 to 19 units	86	2.9%
20 or more units	14	0.5%
Mobile home & other	29	1.0%

ZIP Code 12498

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