ZIP 12508 · Beacon
Who lives in ZIP code 12508 (Beacon, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Beacon, NY · Dutchess County
uszips 2026
People19,566
Median age41.2
Household income$92,461
Home value$443,880
Median rent$1,712/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+46.0%
Commute40 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 524 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,468
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.8% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
47.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,526.
Education (adults 25+)
34.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 37.0%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 58.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.9%
- Rent burden
- 28.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.8%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.