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Zip Code 12206 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: NY - New York

🏑 City: Albany

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Albany County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 518, 838

Income

The median income of households in 12206 was $38,931. An estimated 14.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.5
$10,000 to $14,999 14.4
$15,000 to $24,999 11.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 5.9
$100,000 to $149,999 11.2
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 4.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 49938
Female 40115

An estimated 72.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 26% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,043. 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 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 72.6
Social Security 26
Retirement income 19.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.6
Cash public assistance income 9.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 37.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 49.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 26.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 36.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 37.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 49.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 26.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 36.1

In 2019-2023, 35.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12206 in 2019-2023, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.3% and public coverage was 60.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2019-2023, 12206 had a total population of 14,592 - 7,078 (48.5%) females and 7,514 (51.5%) males. The median age was 32.4 years. An estimated 20.4% of the population was under 18 years, 43.6% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12206 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 238 224
5 to 9 304 569
10 to 14 492 384
15 to 19 590 467
20 to 24 1137 877
25 to 29 495 921
30 to 34 483 403
35 to 39 666 310
40 to 44 443 618
45 to 49 671 252
50 to 54 386 485
55 to 59 292 602
60 to 64 493 211
65 to 69 315 291
70 to 74 208 168
75 to 79 95 155
80 to 84 132 72
85 and over 74 69

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 29% were White; 42.3% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2% of the people in 12206 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 12206 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 6,451 households in 12206. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 21.2% of the households in 12206 while cohabiting couple households made up 13% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.4% of all households, while 31.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 27.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.3% of all households.

In 12206, 24.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 21.2
Cohabiting Couples 13
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.5% of males and 24.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.7 55.5
Now married, except separated 27.5 24.8
Separated 1.6 0.9
Widowed 3.5 5.1
Divorced 8.7 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12206, 219 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 77.9% of the people living in 12206 were U.S. natives. 63.3% of the 12206 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 22.1% of 12206 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 39% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 45.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12206 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 12206.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 37.4
Asia 48.4
Europe 6.8
Africa 7.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12206 in 2019-2023, 24.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.8% of people at least five years old; 11.4% 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 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 9.8
Other Indo-European languages 5.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.9
Other languages 4.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 74.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 12206 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 74.5
Different house, same county 13.4
Different county, same state 9.5
Different state 2.2
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2019-2023, 84.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12206 was 4,193 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 104 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,494. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,595.

Educational Attainment of People in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31
Some college, no degree 16.7
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 12.5
Graduate or professional degree 13.6

Disability

In 12206, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 22.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.3% of people under 18 years old, to 21.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12206, 58.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,046 71.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,561 22
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 371 5.2

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12206 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.3
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.2
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 34.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 9.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12206 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,253 31.8
Service occupations 2,304 32.5
Sales and office occupations 1,476 20.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 296 4.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 761 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.2% of 12206 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 14.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 21.1
Walked 5.4
Other means 4.9
Worked from home 4.8

In 2019-2023, 12206 had a total of 8,641 housing units. Of these housing units, 16.3% 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"). 83.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 16.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 83.4
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 48% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12206 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 40.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 12206 had 6,451 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,190 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 26.1% while renters occupied 73.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.13.

15.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 39.3% and another 3.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12206:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12206 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 68.1
Electricity 30.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.4

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12206 was $162,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.2 % had a mortgage. 37.8% 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 $1,527 and for owners without a mortgage it was $563.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12206 was $1,189. 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.