ZIP 12842 · Indian Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 12842 (Indian Lake, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Indian Lake, NY · Hamilton County
uszips 2026
People995
Median age59.4
Household income$58,702
Home value$220,492
Median rent$792/mo
Poverty5.9%
College degree+29.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 535
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.4% are 65 or older; 89.1% are adults.
Household income
31.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,906.
Education (adults 25+)
30.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.8%
- Never married
- 17.5%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 2.42
- Dual-income families
- 44.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.4%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.