ZIP 12526 · Germantown
Who lives in ZIP code 12526 (Germantown, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Germantown, NY · Columbia County
uszips 2026
People3,548
Median age50.0
Household income$97,679
Home value$483,757
Median rent$1,252/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+46.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hudson, NY (micro)
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,546
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.7% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
45.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,906.
Education (adults 25+)
29.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.0%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.1%
- Rent burden
- 43.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.3%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.3%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.