ZIP 12118 · Mechanicville
Who lives in ZIP code 12118 (Mechanicville, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mechanicville, NY · Saratoga County
uszips 2026
People17,069
Median age44.4
Household income$92,710
Home value$337,329
Median rent$1,122/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+36.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 187 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,651
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
45.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,839.
Education (adults 25+)
46.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.2%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.9%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.7%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.