ZIP 12208 · Albany
Who lives in ZIP code 12208 (Albany, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Albany, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People23,289
Median age33.1
Household income$70,413
Home value$265,141
Median rent$1,320/mo
Poverty22.2%
College degree+54.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,042 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,584
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 87.2% are adults.
Household income
34.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,938.
Education (adults 25+)
58.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.5%
- Never married
- 56.4%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 55.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.1%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 8.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.5%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.