ZIP 12936 · Essex
Who lives in ZIP code 12936 (Essex, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Essex, NY · Essex County
uszips 2026
People691
Median age55.4
Household income$77,321
Home value$296,902
Median rent$910/mo
Poverty19.1%
College degree+42.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 334
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.3% are 65 or older; 85.7% are adults.
Household income
36.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,297.
Education (adults 25+)
49.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.0%
- Never married
- 20.8%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.46
- Dual-income families
- 40.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 18.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.