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12136

Old Chatham, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,043
Median household income
$148,750
People below poverty
4.4%
Median home value
$471,900

Income

The median income of households in 12136 was $148,750. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 38.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 0
$25,000 to $34,999 9.1
$35,000 to $49,999 0
$50,000 to $74,999 10.1
$75,000 to $99,999 2.8
$100,000 to $149,999 26.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 38.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81696
Female 88500

An estimated 59.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 52.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 52.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $36,925. 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 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 59.3
Social Security 52.6
Retirement income 52.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.5

In 2020-2024, 2.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12136 in 2020-2024, 99.1% had health insurance coverage and 0.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85% and public coverage was 42.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 12136 had a total population of 1,043 - 448 (43%) females and 595 (57%) males. The median age was 57.8 years. An estimated 13.5% of the population was under 18 years, 17.4% was 19 to 44 years, 29.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 39.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12136 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 24 12
10 to 14 30 11
15 to 19 64 0
20 to 24 25 0
25 to 29 36 3
30 to 34 0 16
35 to 39 14 12
40 to 44 44 31
45 to 49 25 25
50 to 54 62 59
55 to 59 8 25
60 to 64 57 44
65 to 69 36 59
70 to 74 87 35
75 to 79 38 83
80 to 84 19 21
85 and over 26 12

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.5% were White; 5% were Black or African American; 5.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 1.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.7% of the people in 12136 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.5% of the people in 12136 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 464 households in 12136. The average household size was 2.25 people.

Married-couple households made up 78.2% of the households in 12136 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.7% of all households, while 4.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 2.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.5% of all households.

In 12136, 16.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 56.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 78.2
Cohabiting Couples 1.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
4.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 75.6% of males and 80.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 15.9 2.8
Now married, except separated 75.6 80.7
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1.5 12.7
Divorced 7 3.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12136, 8 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 91.2% of the people living in 12136 were U.S. natives. 63.5% of the 12136 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.8% of 12136 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12136 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 12136.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.3
Asia 0
Europe 51.1
Africa 0
Northern America 7.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12136 in 2020-2024, 9.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.7% of people at least five years old; 3.3% 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 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.7
Other Indo-European languages 4.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 12136 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.9
Different house, same county 1.7
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 48.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12136 was 144 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 144. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

Educational Attainment of People in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.3
High school diploma or equivalency 21.6
Some college, no degree 17.1
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 30.1
Graduate or professional degree 18.5

Disability

In 12136, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 5.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12136, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 361 70.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 84 16.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 69 13.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12136 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 6.4
Manufacturing 18.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 13.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 8.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.1
Public administration 12.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12136 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 252 49
Service occupations 75 14.6
Sales and office occupations 86 16.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 60 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 41 8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 53.3% of 12136 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 38.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 53.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.3
Walked 6.4
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 30.2

In 2020-2024, 12136 had a total of 605 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.6% 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"). 7.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.5
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 40.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12136 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 79.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12136 had 464 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 141 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 97.4% while renters occupied 2.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was NaN.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 25% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12136:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12136 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.3
Electricity 6.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 70.3
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 0

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12136 was $471,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.1 % had a mortgage. 56.9% 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 $2,648 and for owners without a mortgage it was $776.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12136 was $NaN. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.