ZIP 12561 · New Paltz
Who lives in ZIP code 12561 (New Paltz, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Paltz, NY · Ulster County
uszips 2026
People19,830
Median age31.8
Household income$92,288
Home value$452,349
Median rent$1,614/mo
Poverty21.4%
College degree+59.3%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kingston, NY
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 127 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,219
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.7% are 65 or older; 87.0% are adults.
Household income
45.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,631.
Education (adults 25+)
44.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.4%
- Never married
- 52.9%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 58.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.2%
- Rent burden
- 50.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.4%
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 12.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.