ZIP 12205 · Albany
Who lives in ZIP code 12205 (Albany, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Albany, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People25,838
Median age43.6
Household income$91,020
Home value$276,696
Median rent$1,446/mo
Poverty7.2%
College degree+38.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 649 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,574
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
45.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,405.
Education (adults 25+)
48.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 36.2%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.1%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.