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12122

Middleburgh, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,596
Median household income
$55,875
People below poverty
8.5%
Median home value
$174,300

Income

The median income of households in 12122 was $55,875. An estimated 1.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 16.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 22.8
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8
$200,000 or more 5.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59773
Female 54313

An estimated 70.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,721. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.2
Social Security 39
Retirement income 35.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.3

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12122 in 2020-2024, 96% had health insurance coverage and 4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.9% and public coverage was 47.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 12122 had a total population of 3,596 - 1,691 (47%) females and 1,905 (53%) males. The median age was 51.8 years. An estimated 13.3% of the population was under 18 years, 25.4% was 19 to 44 years, 29.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 28.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12122 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 142 12
5 to 9 38 38
10 to 14 60 113
15 to 19 90 130
20 to 24 99 74
25 to 29 50 96
30 to 34 116 133
35 to 39 72 76
40 to 44 126 70
45 to 49 48 77
50 to 54 225 135
55 to 59 175 130
60 to 64 139 116
65 to 69 132 150
70 to 74 161 132
75 to 79 132 101
80 to 84 42 60
85 and over 58 48

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.5% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 10.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.2% of the people in 12122 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.5% of the people in 12122 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,712 households in 12122. The average household size was 2.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.4% of the households in 12122 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 23.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.7% of all households.

In 12122, 22% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.7% of males and 55.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.5 21.1
Now married, except separated 52.7 55.5
Separated 2.4 2.3
Widowed 1.4 8.6
Divorced 10 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12122, 5 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 12122 were U.S. natives. 82% of the 12122 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 12122 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 67.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12122 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 12122.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.3
Asia 24.6
Europe 49.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12122 in 2020-2024, 3.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 12122 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.9
Different house, same county 9.7
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12122 was 498 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 12 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 351. College or graduate school enrollment was 135.

Educational Attainment of People in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.1
High school diploma or equivalency 41
Some college, no degree 14.4
Associate's degree 13.4
Bachelor's degree 13.4
Graduate or professional degree 9.8

Disability

In 12122, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8% of people under 18 years old, to 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12122, 52.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,110 67.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 452 27.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 93 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12122 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 10.4
Manufacturing 7.6
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12122 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 547 33.1
Service occupations 272 16.4
Sales and office occupations 323 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 166 10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 347 21

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.7% of 12122 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 2.5
Other means 0
Worked from home 9.2

In 2020-2024, 12122 had a total of 2,276 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.1
Mobile homes 10.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 33.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12122 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 53% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12122 had 1,712 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 564 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.4% while renters occupied 18.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.53.

0.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.1% and another 25.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12122:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12122 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21
Electricity 16.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 45.3
All other fuels 17.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12122 was $174,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.3 % had a mortgage. 48.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,325 and for owners without a mortgage it was $743.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12122 was $1,106. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.