ZIP 12206 · Albany
Who lives in ZIP code 12206 (Albany, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Albany, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People14,572
Median age32.0
Household income$41,548
Home value$166,769
Median rent$1,210/mo
Poverty34.6%
College degree+30.6%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,714 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,522
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.1% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
19.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,517.
Education (adults 25+)
52.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 27.6%
- Never married
- 56.6%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 46.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 26.6%
- Rent burden
- 58.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 11.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.6%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 22.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 5.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.