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12185

Valley Falls, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,709
Median household income
$110,625
People below poverty
5.2%
Median home value
$210,900

Income

The median income of households in 12185 was $110,625. An estimated 2.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.2
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 2.3
$35,000 to $49,999 18.9
$50,000 to $74,999 7.6
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2
$100,000 to $149,999 10
$150,000 to $199,999 28
$200,000 or more 14.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73750
Female 76611

An estimated 81.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,675. 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 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.5
Social Security 29.1
Retirement income 29.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.3
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.5

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59% 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 12185 in 2020-2024, 99.2% had health insurance coverage and 0.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.2% and public coverage was 28.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 12185 had a total population of 1,709 - 680 (39.8%) females and 1,029 (60.2%) males. The median age was 44.8 years. An estimated 17.2% of the population was under 18 years, 32.1% was 19 to 44 years, 32.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12185 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 55 10
5 to 9 35 43
10 to 14 31 40
15 to 19 74 24
20 to 24 182 28
25 to 29 58 45
30 to 34 20 6
35 to 39 24 16
40 to 44 80 91
45 to 49 15 56
50 to 54 93 27
55 to 59 67 127
60 to 64 123 44
65 to 69 73 67
70 to 74 57 16
75 to 79 20 15
80 to 84 4 18
85 and over 18 7

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 4.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 12185 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.8% of the people in 12185 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 693 households in 12185. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.5% of the households in 12185 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 10.7% of all households, while 23.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.6% of all households.

In 12185, 20.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.5
Cohabiting Couples 3.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.3% of males and 73.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.9 14.5
Now married, except separated 50.3 73.1
Separated 0 0
Widowed 5.7 3.4
Divorced 7 9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12185, 20 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.4% of the people living in 12185 were U.S. natives. 83.7% of the 12185 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.6% of 12185 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12185 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 12185.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 44.4
Europe 4.4
Africa 0
Northern America 6.7
Oceania 44.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12185 in 2020-2024, 0.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 12185 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.6
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12185 was 272 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 9 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 225. College or graduate school enrollment was 38.

Educational Attainment of People in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.5
High school diploma or equivalency 29.5
Some college, no degree 27
Associate's degree 11.7
Bachelor's degree 20.7
Graduate or professional degree 6.6

Disability

In 12185, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12185, 71.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 26.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 744 71.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 276 26.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 16 1.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12185 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 1.8
Manufacturing 22.7
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 7.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12185 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 291 28.1
Service occupations 106 10.2
Sales and office occupations 290 28
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 207 20
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 142 13.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.5% of 12185 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 10.5

In 2020-2024, 12185 had a total of 773 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.3% 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"). 10.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.7
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12185 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 69% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12185 had 693 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 80 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.3% while renters occupied 17.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.46.

0.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 43.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12185:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 13.6
Electricity 4.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 53.4
All other fuels 25.6
No fuel used 2.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12185 was $210,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.6 % had a mortgage. 37.4% 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 $1,454 and for owners without a mortgage it was $658.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12185 was $1,098. 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.