ZIP 12306 · Schenectady
Who lives in ZIP code 12306 (Schenectady, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schenectady, NY · Schenectady County
uszips 2026
People27,865
Median age38.9
Household income$83,202
Home value$222,594
Median rent$1,228/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+29.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 245 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,895
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.7% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
36.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,532.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.1%
- Never married
- 36.4%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 55.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.6%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.3%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.