ZIP 12185 · Valley Falls
Who lives in ZIP code 12185 (Valley Falls, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Valley Falls, NY · Rensselaer County
uszips 2026
People1,709
Median age44.8
Household income$110,625
Home value$209,828
Median rent$1,098/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+27.3%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 693
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 82.8% are adults.
Household income
52.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,188.
Education (adults 25+)
43.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.3%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 68.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.0%
- Men / women
- 60% / 40%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.3%
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.