ZIP 12196 · West Sand Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 12196 (West Sand Lake, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Sand Lake, NY · Rensselaer County
uszips 2026
People3,880
Median age46.6
Household income$110,889
Home value$316,521
Median rent$1,000/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+32.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 167 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,452
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
61.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $63,462.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.7%
- Never married
- 20.6%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 59.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- 32.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.0%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 0.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.