ZIP 12865 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 12865 (Salem, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, NY · Washington County
uszips 2026
People3,356
Median age50.1
Household income$71,983
Home value$198,205
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+27.4%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Glens Falls, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,462
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 85.0% are adults.
Household income
30.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,592.
Education (adults 25+)
41.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.2%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 43.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.