ZIP 12009 · Altamont
Who lives in ZIP code 12009 (Altamont, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altamont, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People7,934
Median age44.3
Household income$120,101
Home value$340,839
Median rent$1,285/mo
Poverty3.8%
College degree+52.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 58 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,082
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
58.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,806.
Education (adults 25+)
56.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.7%
- Never married
- 24.7%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 63.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.0%
- Rent burden
- 21.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.3%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.