ZIP 12144 · Rensselaer
Who lives in ZIP code 12144 (Rensselaer, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rensselaer, NY · Rensselaer County
uszips 2026
People22,111
Median age40.7
Household income$90,738
Home value$251,505
Median rent$1,366/mo
Poverty11.0%
College degree+38.1%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 466 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,627
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
46.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,366.
Education (adults 25+)
55.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.2%
- Never married
- 36.7%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 56.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.1%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.