ZIP 12309 · Schenectady
Who lives in ZIP code 12309 (Schenectady, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schenectady, NY · Schenectady County
uszips 2026
People33,246
Median age41.3
Household income$125,274
Home value$331,861
Median rent$1,499/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+61.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 731 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,767
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
61.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $66,196.
Education (adults 25+)
53.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.5%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 59.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 43.8%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.