ZIP 12121 · Melrose
Who lives in ZIP code 12121 (Melrose, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Melrose, NY · Rensselaer County
uszips 2026
People2,280
Median age49.0
Household income$100,461
Home value$296,860
Median rent—
Poverty3.6%
College degree+19.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 46 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 801
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.6% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
50.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,495.
Education (adults 25+)
54.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.3%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 13.3%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 100.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.3%
- Veterans
- 11.4%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.