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Population and households in ZIP 12944
Household size in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.31 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.39 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.30 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.20 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 12944 run a little small, averaging 2.51 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Household size has climbed from 2.31 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.4 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.0 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.9 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.6 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
ZIP 12944 skews older than the country: its median age is 43.6, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in ZIP 12944 (10.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 12944
Renters in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.8% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.0% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 20.6% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.6 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 20.6% of households in ZIP 12944 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (50.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.5% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.7% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in ZIP 12944: 22.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1960 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1964 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1962 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +14 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in ZIP 12944 leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in New York overall, where the median home dates to 1961.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $697 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $808 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $863 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,060 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$363 | +$698 | +$606 |
A typical rental in ZIP 12944 costs $1,060 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 36.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 12944
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.1% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.2% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.7% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.1% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a quarter of adults 25 and older in ZIP 12944 (27.1%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.3% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.5% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.7% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.5% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in ZIP 12944 have finished high school (91.5%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 12944
| Period | ZIP 12944 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.0% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in ZIP 12944 than nationally: unemployment was 7.3%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 12944 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 12944 | 2.51 | 43.6 | 10.9% | 20.6% | 22.7% | 1974 | $1,060 | 27.1% | 91.5% | 7.3% |
| ZIP 12911 | 2.40 | 38.9 | 11.7% | 19.8% | 26.5% | 1992 | $1,403 | 37.1% | 91.8% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 12975 | 2.10 | 54.3 | 14.9% | 23.0% | 16.9% | 1983 | $1,059 | 22.7% | 94.7% | 8.2% |
| ZIP 12924 | 2.41 | 50.1 | 1.8% | 30.5% | 5.0% | 1984 | $854 | 12.3% | 86.8% | 11.3% |
| ZIP 12972 | 2.37 | 42.3 | 9.3% | 19.3% | 6.4% | 1978 | $1,016 | 33.2% | 91.9% | 2.5% |
| ZIP 12996 | 2.12 | 55.2 | 14.0% | 15.6% | 33.5% | 1952 | $701 | 30.2% | 94.9% | 1.3% |
| ZIP 12912 | 2.13 | 52.1 | 6.9% | 16.2% | 21.2% | 1974 | $1,006 | 25.9% | 90.1% | 4.2% |
| ZIP 12985 | 2.10 | 51.1 | 6.5% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 1975 | $1,049 | 27.2% | 88.1% | 2.4% |
| ZIP 05408 | 2.26 | 46.1 | 5.5% | 26.9% | 5.0% | 1969 | $1,624 | 54.9% | 94.4% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 05401 | 2.02 | 29.6 | 7.0% | 67.6% | 4.4% | 1956 | $1,649 | 64.1% | 95.5% | 4.6% |
| ZIP 05405 | 1.36 | 18.9 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 1.4% | 1974 | $1,700 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 12944. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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