ZIP 12209 · Albany
Who lives in ZIP code 12209 (Albany, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Albany, NY · Albany County
uszips 2026
People10,626
Median age35.1
Household income$89,390
Home value$217,632
Median rent$1,198/mo
Poverty7.5%
College degree+46.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,853 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,323
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.3% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
46.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,144.
Education (adults 25+)
51.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.7%
- Never married
- 39.8%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 58.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 6.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.1%
- Veterans
- 1.9%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.