ZIP 12047 · Cohoes
Who lives in ZIP code 12047 (Cohoes, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cohoes, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People23,532
Median age38.8
Household income$66,071
Home value$250,982
Median rent$1,323/mo
Poverty21.9%
College degree+34.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,028 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,323
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
34.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,195.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.4%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.6%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 7.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 3.0%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.