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12440

High Falls, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,826
Median household income
$106,553
People below poverty
11%
Median home value
$346,200

Income

The median income of households in 12440 was $106,553. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.1
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 7.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 29.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 14.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53795
Female 58047

An estimated 79.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,816. 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 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.4
Social Security 34.9
Retirement income 31
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.2

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 100% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% 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 12440 in 2020-2024, 99.2% had health insurance coverage and 0.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.8% and public coverage was 51.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 12440 had a total population of 1,826 - 913 (50%) females and 913 (50%) males. The median age was 46.1 years. An estimated 20.4% of the population was under 18 years, 28.7% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12440 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 101 0
5 to 9 35 104
10 to 14 72 48
15 to 19 4 10
20 to 24 0 20
25 to 29 39 19
30 to 34 82 123
35 to 39 95 35
40 to 44 58 53
45 to 49 84 72
50 to 54 25 55
55 to 59 76 40
60 to 64 54 115
65 to 69 73 88
70 to 74 58 75
75 to 79 6 12
80 to 84 34 18
85 and over 17 26

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.8% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 3.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.4% of the people in 12440 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.5% of the people in 12440 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 743 households in 12440. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.6% of the households in 12440 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.8% of all households, while 15.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.4% of all households.

In 12440, 30.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.6
Cohabiting Couples 12.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.3% of males and 59.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.6 26.4
Now married, except separated 60.3 59.9
Separated 1 2.6
Widowed 0.6 5.7
Divorced 5.5 5.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12440, 60 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 98% of the people living in 12440 were U.S. natives. 75.1% of the 12440 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 12440 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12440 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 12440.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 58.3
Europe 19.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 22.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12440 in 2020-2024, 2.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% 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 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 12440 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.4
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 3.6
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12440 was 334 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 66 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 236. College or graduate school enrollment was 32.

Educational Attainment of People in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.1
High school diploma or equivalency 14
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 5
Bachelor's degree 22.6
Graduate or professional degree 31.8

Disability

In 12440, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.8% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12440, 70.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 16.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 719 69.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 142 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 167 16.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12440 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 13.1
Wholesale trade 4.9
Retail trade 6.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12440 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 515 50.1
Service occupations 112 10.9
Sales and office occupations 116 11.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 104 10.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 181 17.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.4% of 12440 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 0% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 3
Other means 5.2
Worked from home 24.7

In 2020-2024, 12440 had a total of 798 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.8% 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"). 19.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 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 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.2
Mobile homes 2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 38.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12440 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 64.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 12440 had 743 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 55 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.3% while renters occupied 25.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.88.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12440:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 28.8
Electricity 8.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 53.8
All other fuels 9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12440 was $346,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.7 % had a mortgage. 39.3% 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 $2,065 and for owners without a mortgage it was $905.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12440 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.