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12024 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12024 covers Brainard, New York.

Median age
55.416.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
17.5%5.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$403,697up 23.5% in five years
Degree or higher
37.5%2.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.6%30.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 12024 is

Brainard, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age55.4
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate17.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k31.1%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k4.4%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more55.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied95.6%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$403,697as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$403,697$222,146

$222,146 in 2012 to $403,697 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed4
Annual payroll$192,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 71.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.7 out of 100
Community resilience71.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide94.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$84,578$78,538
Income per person$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate17.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership95.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.2%
Works from home13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%22.6%13.9%
Median age55.439.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationVALATIE 1 N, NY US15.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January34°F / 16.1°F2.17 in rain
February36.6°F / 17.6°F2.17 in rain
March45.1°F / 26.7°F2.92 in rain
April58.9°F / 36.9°F3.34 in rain
May70.8°F / 47.9°F3.8 in rain
June78.9°F / 57.5°F4.45 in rain
July83.5°F / 61.5°F3.76 in rain
August82.1°F / 60.3°F4.41 in rain
September74.9°F / 52.4°F4.59 in rain
October62.2°F / 40.8°F4.33 in rain
November50.2°F / 32.1°F3.18 in rain
December39.1°F / 22.9°F2.85 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New Lebanon Central School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

12195 West Lebanon, NY3.8 km away
12062 East Nassau, NY4.6 km away
12115 Malden Bridge, NY6.3 km away
12060 East Chatham, NY7.1 km away
12136 Old Chatham, NY7.5 km away
12123 Nassau, NY9 km away
12132 North Chatham, NY10.2 km away
12125 New Lebanon, NY11.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Columbia County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Rensselaer County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.84 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4950, -73.5107

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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