ZIP 12189 · Watervliet
Who lives in ZIP code 12189 (Watervliet, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watervliet, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People18,656
Median age41.2
Household income$65,276
Home value$221,169
Median rent$1,115/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+28.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,158 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,731
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
30.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,663.
Education (adults 25+)
46.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.1%
- Never married
- 38.2%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 6.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.3%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.