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12472 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12472 covers Rosendale, New York, with a population of about 1,118 and a median household income of $67,770.

Population
1,118335 per square mile
Median age
57.118.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,77020% below the New York median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$417,235up 36% in five years
Median rent
$1,16226% below the New York median
Degree or higher
45.7%10.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
56.9%8.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 12472 is

Rosendale, 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

Population1,118
Median age57.1
Family households52.7%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)81.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans4.1%
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$67,770
Income per person$54,501
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k10.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.8%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k1.7%
$60–75k20.1%
$75–100k5.4%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k14.2%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed840
Mean adjusted gross income$74,630
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$284,200
Median gross rent$1,162
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied56.9%
Vacant homes15.3%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house61.3%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units23.6%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home12%
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$417,235as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 123.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$417,235$118,265

$118,265 in 2000 to $417,235 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home15.1%
Drives to work alone70%
Takes public transport2.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed289
Annual payroll$11,131,000
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 32.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss34.9 out of 100
Community resilience72.9 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.

Landslide87.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.6Relatively 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$67,770$84,578$78,538
Income per person$54,501$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$284,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,576$1,348
Homeownership56.9%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home15.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age57.139.638.7
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 stationMOHONK LAKE, NY US10.5 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January33.7°F / 18.9°F3.8 in rain, 14.6 in snow
February37.1°F / 20.5°F3.19 in rain, 14.6 in snow
March45.8°F / 27.5°F4.26 in rain, 12.4 in snow
April59.8°F / 38.6°F3.99 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May70.5°F / 49.6°F4.04 in rain
June78.2°F / 58.8°F4.84 in rain
July82.7°F / 63.6°F4.71 in rain
August80.3°F / 62.5°F4.81 in rain
September72.5°F / 55.6°F5.18 in rain
October60.9°F / 44.7°F5.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November48.6°F / 34.7°F3.8 in rain, 2.8 in snow
December38°F / 25.5°F4.77 in rain, 12.9 in snow
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 supermarket43% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rondout Valley Central School District60.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Kingston City School District39.3% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12486 Tillson, NY1.1 km away
12419 Cottekill, NY2.7 km away
12471 Rifton, NY3.5 km away
12411 Bloomington, NY4.6 km away
12440 High Falls, NY5.5 km away
12487 Ulster Park, NY7 km away
12484 Stone Ridge, NY8.4 km away
12429 Esopus, NY9 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.

Ulster County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.33 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density335 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8402, -74.0730

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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