ZIP Code 12534

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Columbia County, New York.

Population: 17,468
Median household income: $76,086
Median home value: $260,800

ZIP Code 12534 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Columbia County, New York, home to about 17,468 residents. At $76,086, its median household income sits below Columbia County's $83,619.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 12534's population declined 3.0% from 18,007 to 17,468, while its median gross rent rose 46.6% from $884 to $1,296.

65.4% of workers drive to work alone. 55.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,468
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,086
Median home value: $260,800
Median gross rent: $1,296
Housing units: 9,613
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,00717,468

Median household income

$53,743$76,086

Median home value

$195,800$260,800

Median gross rent

$884$1,296

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,007	$53,743	$195,800	$884
2020	17,814	$54,159	$192,100	$927
2021	18,194	$61,361	$209,900	$1,038
2022	17,792	$72,331	$242,800	$1,186
2023	17,468	$76,086	$260,800	$1,296

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	613	3.5%
5 to 17	2,015	11.5%
18 to 24	1,221	7.0%
25 to 34	2,145	12.3%
35 to 44	2,401	13.7%
45 to 54	2,328	13.3%
55 to 64	2,942	16.8%
65 to 74	2,332	13.4%
75 and over	1,471	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,005	74.5%
Black or African American	1,215	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,132	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	140	0.8%
Two or more races	760	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,215	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,637	12.0%
High school graduate	4,303	31.6%
Some college or associate's	3,129	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,282	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,268	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit3.8%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,549	65.4%
Carpooled	657	7.7%
Public transit	323	3.8%
Walked	404	4.8%
Bicycle	33	0.4%
Worked from home	1,073	12.7%
Other means	443	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,691	49.8%
15 to 29 min	1,766	23.8%
30 to 44 min	536	7.2%
45 to 59 min	621	8.4%
60+ min	795	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 16.5% (2,776 of 16,806)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,893	62.3%
Nonfamily households	2,962	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,855	81.7%
Vacant	1,758	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,833	61.5%
Renter-occupied	3,022	38.5%

1-unit, detached55.0%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units17.9%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,285	55.0%
1-unit, attached	351	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1,724	17.9%
5 to 19 units	460	4.8%
20 or more units	528	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1,265	13.2%

ZIP Code 12534

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