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12159

Slingerlands, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,163
Median household income
$128,306
People below poverty
4.7%
Median home value
$449,900

Income

The median income of households in 12159 was $128,306. An estimated 2.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 34.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 0.8
$25,000 to $34,999 1.7
$35,000 to $49,999 3.1
$50,000 to $74,999 14.3
$75,000 to $99,999 9.9
$100,000 to $149,999 22
$150,000 to $199,999 9.5
$200,000 or more 34.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 114539
Female 92750

An estimated 71% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 38 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,642. 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 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71
Social Security 42.1
Retirement income 38
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.6

In 2020-2024, 4.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 8.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 14% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12159 in 2020-2024, 98.6% had health insurance coverage and 1.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.7% and public coverage was 32%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.9%.


In 2020-2024, 12159 had a total population of 8,163 - 4,405 (54%) females and 3,758 (46%) males. The median age was 53.3 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 20.7% was 19 to 44 years, 33.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12159 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 255 84
5 to 9 163 80
10 to 14 104 290
15 to 19 182 319
20 to 24 213 161
25 to 29 170 180
30 to 34 219 190
35 to 39 98 151
40 to 44 175 132
45 to 49 192 280
50 to 54 411 314
55 to 59 346 566
60 to 64 340 283
65 to 69 265 249
70 to 74 300 520
75 to 79 67 170
80 to 84 163 123
85 and over 95 313

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.4% were White; 2.9% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9.5% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.2% of the people in 12159 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.9% of the people in 12159 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,581 households in 12159. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 56% of the households in 12159 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.8% of all households, while 13.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.3% of all households.

In 12159, 25.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56
Cohabiting Couples 2.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.5% of males and 53.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.6 27.8
Now married, except separated 62.5 53.1
Separated 0.8 0.2
Widowed 2.6 13.3
Divorced 5.5 5.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12159, 95 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.3% of the people living in 12159 were U.S. natives. 70.2% of the 12159 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.7% of 12159 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 82.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 92.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12159 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 12159.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.1
Asia 42.3
Europe 33.9
Africa 0
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12159 in 2020-2024, 15.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 2.2% 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 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 8.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 12159 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.4
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 65.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12159 was 1,517 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 79 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 998. College or graduate school enrollment was 440.

Educational Attainment of People in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.5
High school diploma or equivalency 11.6
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 23.1
Graduate or professional degree 42.6

Disability

In 12159, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.3% of people under 18 years old, to 6.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12159, 58.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 65.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,736 65.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,193 28.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 236 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12159 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 5.7
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 4.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.1
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 37.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 10.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12159 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,832 68
Service occupations 449 10.8
Sales and office occupations 691 16.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 103 2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 90 2.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.2% of 12159 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.3
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 19

In 2020-2024, 12159 had a total of 3,745 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.4% 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"). 29.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.4
Mobile homes 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12159 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 62.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12159 had 3,581 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 164 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.6% while renters occupied 25.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.5.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 22.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12159:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12159 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.3
Electricity 21.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.6
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12159 was $449,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.4 % had a mortgage. 56.6% 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 $2,660 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,177.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12159 was $1,729. 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.