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13502 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13502 covers Utica, New York, with a population of about 33,241 and a median household income of $59,530.

Population
33,241646 per square mile
Median age
37.80.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,53030% below the New York median
Poverty rate
20.1%7.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$212,030up 44.7% in five years
Median rent
$96539% below the New York median
Degree or higher
25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.2%4.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
768

Where 13502 is

Utica, 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

Population33,241
Median age37.8
Family households56.2%
Born outside the US12.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.3%
White (non-Hispanic)70.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Veterans5.9%
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$59,530
Income per person$31,370
Poverty rate20.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k6.4%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,360
Mean adjusted gross income$54,319
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k31.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$149,600
Median gross rent$965
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied60.2%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house55.2%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units23.5%
5 to 19 units5.6%
20 or more units8.5%
Mobile home3.7%
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$212,030as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 134.5%
Typical asking rent$1,527as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$212,030$54,823

$54,823 in 2000 to $212,030 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%
High school diploma or higher86.7%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone69.6%
Takes public transport4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.8% 2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments768
People employed18,170
Annual payroll$982,187,000
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 10.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.8 out of 100
Community resilience83.1 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.

Winter weather69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.7Relatively 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$59,530$84,578$78,538
Income per person$31,370$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate20.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$149,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$965$1,576$1,348
Homeownership60.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US12.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age37.839.638.7
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 stationUTICA ONEIDA CO AP, NY US13.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January29.6°F / 13.8°F2.65 in rain
February32.1°F / 15.1°F2.26 in rain
March40.5°F / 23.1°F3.02 in rain
April54.7°F / 34.5°F3.91 in rain
May67.7°F / 45.9°F3.88 in rain
June76.1°F / 54.9°F4.47 in rain
July80.5°F / 59.6°F4.18 in rain
August78.7°F / 58.1°F4.68 in rain
September71.8°F / 50.7°F3.47 in rain
October59.1°F / 40.8°F4.29 in rain
November46.4°F / 30.7°F3.63 in rain
December34.9°F / 21.4°F3.56 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Whitesboro Central School District63.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Utica City School District17.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Poland Central School District9.5% of this ZIP code's land area
West Canada Valley Central School District9.4% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13503 Utica, NY0.5 km away
13504 Utica, NY0.7 km away
13505 Utica, NY0.7 km away
13599 Utica, NY0.7 km away
13501 Utica, NY2.2 km away
13495 Yorkville, NY3.6 km away
13417 New York Mills, NY5.1 km away
13492 Whitesboro, NY6.4 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.

Oneida County70.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Herkimer County29.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.42 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq mi
Population density646 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1067, -75.2314

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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