ZIP 12305 · Schenectady
Who lives in ZIP code 12305 (Schenectady, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schenectady, NY · Schenectady County
uszips 2026
People7,356
Median age35.3
Household income$53,326
Home value$203,638
Median rent$1,142/mo
Poverty18.7%
College degree+39.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,895 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,636
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.0% are 65 or older; 94.5% are adults.
Household income
24.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,435.
Education (adults 25+)
54.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 19.9%
- Never married
- 58.4%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.43
- Dual-income families
- 42.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 14.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 7.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.0%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.