ZIP 12197 · Worcester
Who lives in ZIP code 12197 (Worcester, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Worcester, NY · Otsego County
uszips 2026
People2,298
Median age45.1
Household income$77,778
Home value$165,298
Median rent$732/mo
Poverty18.9%
College degree+27.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Oneonta, NY (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 828
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
37.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,934.
Education (adults 25+)
32.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.6%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 38.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 3.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.