ZIP 12974 · Port Henry
Who lives in ZIP code 12974 (Port Henry, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Port Henry, NY · Essex County
uszips 2026
People1,617
Median age62.7
Household income$47,278
Home value$161,072
Median rent$791/mo
Poverty30.9%
College degree+20.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 92 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 863
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
37.7% are 65 or older; 89.9% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,147.
Education (adults 25+)
54.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.8%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 13.0%
- Family size
- 2.33
- Dual-income families
- 22.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.4%
- Rent burden
- 76.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 31.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 10.7%
- With a disability
- 41.3%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.