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12572 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12572 covers Rhinebeck, New York, with a population of about 9,168 and a median household income of $96,377.

Population
9,168180 per square mile
Median age
57.218.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$96,3771.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$696,411up 34.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,631about the New York median
Degree or higher
51%16 points above the US average
Homeownership
70%5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
406

Where 12572 is

Rhinebeck, 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

Population9,168
Median age57.2
Family households54.6%
Born outside the US7%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)85%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans7.1%
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$96,377
Income per person$67,923
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more21.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,580
Mean adjusted gross income$214,435
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.3%
Returns, $200k or more17.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$458,500
Median gross rent$1,631
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied70%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house72%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units12.6%
5 to 19 units3.6%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home4.5%
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$696,411as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.2%
Typical asking rent$2,933as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$696,411$199,854

$199,854 in 2000 to $696,411 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher51%
High school diploma or higher94.6%
Works from home24.8%
Drives to work alone57.3%
Takes public transport6.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.5%
Health

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

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13% 5.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.7% 7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93% 7.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 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 threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 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 establishments406
People employed4,261
Annual payroll$240,044,000
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 30% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss26.1 out of 100
Community resilience66 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.

Landslide92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.7Relatively 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$96,377$84,578$78,538
Income per person$67,923$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$458,500$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,631$1,576$1,348
Homeownership70%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home24.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US7%22.6%13.9%
Median age57.239.638.7
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 stationRHINEBECK 4SE, NY US5 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January37.2°F / 11.4°F4.05 in rain
February40.2°F / 11.9°F3.14 in rain
March48.6°F / 19.8°F4.11 in rain
April61.9°F / 30.5°F3.92 in rain
May72.5°F / 42.5°F3.84 in rain
June81.4°F / 51.5°F4.14 in rain
July86.1°F / 55.6°F4.61 in rain
August84.3°F / 55.1°F4.92 in rain
September76.8°F / 46.7°F4.3 in rain
October64.5°F / 35.1°F5.33 in rain
November52.9°F / 26°F3.62 in rain
December41.8°F / 17.2°F4.76 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 supermarket2% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rhinebeck Central School District91.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Red Hook Central School District7.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hyde Park Central School District1% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12574 Rhinecliff, NY5.4 km away
12466 Port Ewen, NY8.1 km away
12507 Barrytown, NY8.5 km away
12417 Connelly, NY8.6 km away
12580 Staatsburg, NY8.6 km away
12402 Kingston, NY9 km away
12571 Red Hook, NY9.2 km away
12504 Annandale On Hudson, NY9.7 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.

Dutchess County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.04 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq mi
Population density180 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9272, -73.8888

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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