ZIP Code 12986

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Franklin County, New York.

Population: 5,304
Median household income: $60,717
Median home value: $132,400

ZIP Code 12986 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Franklin County, New York, home to about 5,304 residents. At $60,717, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $63,747.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 12986's population declined 10.7% from 5,941 to 5,304, while its median gross rent rose 28.4% from $532 to $683.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.1% of the population. 73.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,304
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,717
Median home value: $132,400
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 3,617
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9415,304

Median household income

$56,650$60,717

Median home value

$115,500$132,400

Median gross rent

$532$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,941	$56,650	$115,500	$532
2020	5,928	$56,672	$107,500	$643
2021	5,325	$57,578	$113,600	$639
2022	5,356	$60,333	$128,200	$650
2023	5,304	$60,717	$132,400	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	186	3.5%
5 to 17	800	15.1%
18 to 24	316	6.0%
25 to 34	629	11.9%
35 to 44	577	10.9%
45 to 54	661	12.5%
55 to 64	846	16.0%
65 to 74	719	13.6%
75 and over	570	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,046	95.1%
Black or African American	82	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	95	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	375	9.4%
High school graduate	1,305	32.6%
Some college or associate's	1,417	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	551	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	354	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,490	73.1%
Carpooled	311	15.3%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	148	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	4.1%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,349	69.0%
15 to 29 min	296	15.1%
30 to 44 min	131	6.7%
45 to 59 min	99	5.1%
60+ min	79	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 16.9% (876 of 5,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,299	56.2%
Nonfamily households	1,014	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,313	63.9%
Vacant	1,304	36.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,623	70.2%
Renter-occupied	690	29.8%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,753	76.1%
1-unit, attached	40	1.1%
2 to 4 units	252	7.0%
5 to 19 units	252	7.0%
20 or more units	147	4.1%
Mobile home & other	173	4.8%

ZIP Code 12986

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