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12173 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12173 covers Stuyvesant, New York, with a population of about 2,040 and a median household income of $80,500.

Population
2,040125 per square mile
Median age
371.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$80,500about the New York median
Poverty rate
9.6%2.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$380,898up 32% in five years
Median rent
$1,11329% below the New York median
Degree or higher
27%8 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.7%15.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 12173 is

Stuyvesant, 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

Population2,040
Median age37
Family households76.8%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.7%
White (non-Hispanic)85.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans7.2%
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

Median household income$80,500
Income per person$33,430
Poverty rate9.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k14.7%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k11.7%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed810
Mean adjusted gross income$84,856
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$219,700
Median gross rent$1,113
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied80.7%
Vacant homes12.1%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house74.4%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units3.7%
Mobile home9.8%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$380,898as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$380,898$94,745

$94,745 in 2000 to $380,898 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone85.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.7%
Health

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

Obesity31.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed126
Annual payroll$4,626,000
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 22.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss17.2 out of 100
Community resilience71.1 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.

Landslide84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.6Relatively 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$80,500$84,578$78,538
Income per person$33,430$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate9.6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$219,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,113$1,576$1,348
Homeownership80.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age3739.638.7
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 US10.4 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 supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Kinderhook Central School District (Ichabod Crane)100% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12174 Stuyvesant Falls, NY2.8 km away
12106 Kinderhook, NY4 km away
12050 Columbiaville, NY4.8 km away
12051 Coxsackie, NY4.9 km away
12192 West Coxsackie, NY7.3 km away
12042 Climax, NY7.4 km away
12172 Stottville, NY8.5 km away
12087 Hannacroix, NY8.7 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.32 sq mi
Water area1.76 sq mi
Population density125 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3596, -73.7613

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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