ZIP 12302 · Schenectady
Who lives in ZIP code 12302 (Schenectady, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schenectady, NY · Schenectady County
uszips 2026
People28,031
Median age43.3
Household income$98,163
Home value$256,918
Median rent$1,247/mo
Poverty4.7%
College degree+42.0%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 250 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,759
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.8% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
49.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,394.
Education (adults 25+)
46.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 53.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 34.6%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.