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Zip Code 12979 - 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: Rouses Point

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Clinton County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 518, 838

Income

The median income of households in 12979 was $47,135. An estimated 14.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 18.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7
$35,000 to $49,999 14.3
$50,000 to $74,999 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 10.4
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 56875
Female 47446

An estimated 70.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,348. 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 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 70.2
Social Security 28.7
Retirement income 28.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.8
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 15.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 15.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 15
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.1

In 2019-2023, 19.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 12979 in 2019-2023, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.7% and public coverage was 47.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2019-2023, 12979 had a total population of 2,542 - 1,224 (48.2%) females and 1,318 (51.8%) males. The median age was 45.4 years. An estimated 21.8% of the population was under 18 years, 26.2% was 19 to 44 years, 32.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 12979 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 59 48
5 to 9 67 93
10 to 14 108 65
15 to 19 85 43
20 to 24 87 94
25 to 29 68 18
30 to 34 26 52
35 to 39 63 54
40 to 44 80 123
45 to 49 109 98
50 to 54 92 66
55 to 59 120 114
60 to 64 105 113
65 to 69 108 92
70 to 74 104 59
75 to 79 18 15
80 to 84 7 22
85 and over 12 55

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.9% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 12979 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 12979 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 1,256 households in 12979. The average household size was 2.01 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.1% of the households in 12979 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.5% of all households, while 27.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 46.9% of all households.

In 12979, 22.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.5% of males and 50.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.5 26.9
Now married, except separated 50.5 50.7
Separated 1.5 2.2
Widowed 1.7 11
Divorced 8.9 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 12979, 15 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 94% of the people living in 12979 were U.S. natives. 73.4% of the 12979 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6% of 12979 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 60.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 12979 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 12979.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 11.2
Asia 19.1
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 69.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 12979 in 2019-2023, 5.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 1% 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 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 3.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 12979 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 2.1
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 4.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2019-2023, 87.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 12979 was 542 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 447. College or graduate school enrollment was 79.

Educational Attainment of People in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.9
High school diploma or equivalency 37.9
Some college, no degree 20
Associate's degree 8.9
Bachelor's degree 12
Graduate or professional degree 8.3

Disability

In 12979, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 17.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.4% of people under 18 years old, to 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 12979, 56.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 32.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 786 66.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 377 32.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 12 1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 12979 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 2
Manufacturing 14.6
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 8.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.3
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 13.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 12979 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 361 30.7
Service occupations 304 25.9
Sales and office occupations 207 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 44 3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 259 22

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.5% of 12979 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.6
Other means 3
Worked from home 8.5

In 2019-2023, 12979 had a total of 1,344 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.8% 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"). 34.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.7
Mobile homes 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 12979 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 56.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 12979 had 1,256 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 88 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 53.9% while renters occupied 46.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.36 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.6.

8.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16% and another 14.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 12979:

House Heating Fuel Used in 12979 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 6.8
Electricity 87.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 1.5

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 12979 was $180,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.8 % had a mortgage. 42.2% 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 $1,423 and for owners without a mortgage it was $571.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 12979 was $731. 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.