ZIP 12979 · Rouses Point
Who lives in ZIP code 12979 (Rouses Point, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rouses Point, NY · Clinton County
uszips 2026
People2,465
Median age45.6
Household income$45,850
Home value$189,356
Median rent$737/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+24.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Plattsburgh, NY (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 229 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,192
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.7% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,585.
Education (adults 25+)
40.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.3%
- Never married
- 31.4%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 39.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 5.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.