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Zip Code 12308 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: NY - New York

🏑 City: Schenectady

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Schenectady County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 518, 838

Income

The median income of households in 12308 was $59,789. An estimated 8.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 24.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.6
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 55615
Female 59414

An estimated 71.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,176. 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 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 71.5
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 22.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9
Cash public assistance income 7.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 17.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 17.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.9

In 2019-2023, 22.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 14.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12308 in 2019-2023, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64% and public coverage was 44.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.9%.


In 2019-2023, 12308 had a total population of 13,985 - 6,907 (49.4%) females and 7,078 (50.6%) males. The median age was 34.6 years. An estimated 16% of the population was under 18 years, 38.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12308 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 197 425
5 to 9 421 314
10 to 14 160 270
15 to 19 734 731
20 to 24 1051 627
25 to 29 683 577
30 to 34 404 429
35 to 39 376 380
40 to 44 454 345
45 to 49 389 383
50 to 54 509 618
55 to 59 364 389
60 to 64 252 316
65 to 69 351 233
70 to 74 319 316
75 to 79 120 294
80 to 84 190 165
85 and over 104 95

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.1% were White; 19.8% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0.2% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.5% of the people in 12308 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 12308 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 5,955 households in 12308. The average household size was 2.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.5% of the households in 12308 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33% of all households, while 27.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.4% of all households.

In 12308, 19.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.5
Cohabiting Couples 10.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.1% of males and 29.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57 44
Now married, except separated 28.1 29.1
Separated 1.4 4.1
Widowed 2.3 7.7
Divorced 11.2 15.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12308, 155 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 61.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 89.6% of the people living in 12308 were U.S. natives. 67% of the 12308 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.4% of 12308 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 61.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12308 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 12308.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 57.3
Asia 22.7
Europe 11.5
Africa 7.8
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12308 in 2019-2023, 11.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.2% of people at least five years old; 2.9% 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 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 5.2
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 1.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 12308 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 4.9
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2019-2023, 88.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12308 was 4,182 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 145 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,625. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,412.

Educational Attainment of People in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.4
High school diploma or equivalency 27.2
Some college, no degree 18
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 18.2
Graduate or professional degree 11.3

Disability

In 12308, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 16.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 17% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12308, 56.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,535 81.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,105 16.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 159 2.3

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12308 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 5.8
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 7.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12308 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,705 39.8
Service occupations 1,563 23
Sales and office occupations 1,547 22.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 395 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 589 8.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.2% of 12308 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 11.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.5
Walked 6.1
Other means 2
Worked from home 11.7

In 2019-2023, 12308 had a total of 6,442 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.6% 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"). 58.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.8
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 58.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12308 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 50.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 12308 had 5,955 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 487 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.4% while renters occupied 55.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.29 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.9.

17.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.2% and another 6.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12308:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12308 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 77.9
Electricity 19.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12308 was $180,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.9 % had a mortgage. 48.1% 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 $1,835 and for owners without a mortgage it was $766.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12308 was $1,159. 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.