Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,459
| This zip code: | $51,459 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 12205, 12208, 12159, 12206, 12209, 12054.
Housing units in zip code 12203 with a mortgage: 3,521 (204 second mortgage, 409 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,908
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,571
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $536
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.6% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 37
- 1995 to 1998: 189
- 1990 to 1994: 309
- 1980 to 1989: 1,453
- 1970 to 1979: 1,679
- 1960 to 1969: 1,415
- 1950 to 1959: 2,429
- 1940 to 1949: 1,584
- 1939 or earlier: 3,848
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Westmere, NY (12203): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 88
- 2 bedrooms: 1,138
- 3 bedrooms: 3,222
- 4 bedrooms: 1,427
- 5 or more bedrooms: 375
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 460
- 1 bedrooms: 2,221
- 2 bedrooms: 2,087
- 3 bedrooms: 1,166
- 4 bedrooms: 141
- 5 or more bedrooms: 40
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Vehicles available in 12203 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 285
- 1 vehicle: 2,404
- 2 vehicles: 2,865
- 3 vehicles: 582
- 4 vehicles: 97
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,351
- 1 vehicle: 2,989
- 2 vehicles: 1,444
- 3 vehicles: 291
- 4 vehicles: 24
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 12203:
- Less than $10,000: 4
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 5
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $50,000 to $59,999: 5
- $60,000 to $69,999: 2
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1
- $90,000 to $99,999: 1
- $100,000 to $124,999: 67
- $125,000 to $149,999: 245
- $150,000 to $174,999: 545
- $175,000 to $199,999: 913
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1,786
- $250,000 to $299,999: 1,332
- $300,000 to $399,999: 955
- $400,000 to $499,999: 266
- $500,000 to $749,999: 123
- $750,000 to $999,999: 57
- $1,000,000 or more: 37
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 12203:
- Less than $100: 15
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 75
- $200 to $249: 175
- $250 to $299: 57
- $300 to $349: 97
- $350 to $399: 156
- $400 to $449: 356
- $450 to $499: 337
- $500 to $549: 359
- $550 to $599: 286
- $600 to $649: 419
- $650 to $699: 527
- $700 to $749: 287
- $750 to $799: 307
- $800 to $899: 329
- $900 to $999: 143
- $1,000 to $1,249: 285
- $1,250 to $1,499: 5
- $1,500 to $1,999: 148
- $2,000 or more: 115
- No cash rent: 133
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $197,851.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $237,885
- Black or African American householders: $215,972
- Asian householders: $271,387
- Some other race householders: $237,042
- Two or more races householders: $284,872
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $241,046
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $254,280 (it was $112,900 in 2000)
| 12203: | $254,280 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,522 - $366,350
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $249,253| Here: | $249,253 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $208,411| Here: | $208,411 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $286,726| Here: | $286,726 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,936| Here: | $218,936 | | State: | $552,553 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,741| Here: | $133,741 | | State: | $503,284 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,790
- One, attached: 608
- Two: 1,961
- 3 or 4: 1,557
- 5 to 9: 1,558
- 10 to 19: 485
- 20 to 49: 175
- 50 or more: 795
- Mobile homes: 14

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,916 (72%)
- Carpooled: 1,403 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,115 (7%)
- Railroad: 9 (0%)
- Taxi: 40 (0%)
- Bicycle: 21 (0%)
- Walked: 1,211 (8%)
- Other means: 42 (0%)
- Worked at home: 452 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 644
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2232
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3426
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3424
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2286
- 25 to 29 minutes: 613
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1084
- 35 to 39 minutes: 83
- 40 to 44 minutes: 254
- 45 to 59 minutes: 232
- 60 to 89 minutes: 261
- 90 or more minutes: 218
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 25,824
- In family households: 16,913 (4,225 male householders, 1,591 female householders)
4,437 spouses, 5,506 children (5,304 natural, 117 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 213 brothers or sisters, 205 parents, 220 other relatives, 341 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8,911 (2,750 male householders (1,859 living alone)), 3,709 female householders (2,865 living alone)), 2,452 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7,277 (630 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,797 2-persons, 1,464 3-persons, 947 4-persons, 456 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,724 1-person, 1,233 2-persons, 347 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 24 5-persons.
2,943 married couples with children.
1,036 single-parent households (235 men, 801 women).
85.9% of residents of 12203 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 16% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 17% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 24% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 17% well, 2% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,909 (8.9%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (12%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- India (7%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Other Eastern Europe (4%)
- Russia (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 815
- 1990 to 1994: 477
- 1985 to 1989: 375
- 1980 to 1984: 184
- 1975 to 1979: 141
- 1970 to 1974: 199
- 1970 to 1974: 210
- 1965 to 1969: 508
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White population: 27,758
Black population: 2,477
American Indian population: 52
Asian population: 1,612
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 438
Two or more races population: 524

First ancestries reported:
|  Irish: 5414 |
|  Italian: 4764 |
|  Other groups: 4422 |
|  German: 2573 |
|  English: 1360 |
|  Polish: 1273 |
|  United States or American: 784 |
|  French (except Basque): 706 |
|  Russian: 680 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 362 |
|  French Canadian: 340 |
|  Dutch: 328 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 281 |
|  Scottish: 279 |
|  European: 261 |
|  Ukrainian: 260 |
|  Greek: 259 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 258 |
|  Jamaican: 205 |
|  African: 154 |
|  Arab:: 145 |
|  Hungarian: 140 |
|  Armenian: 114 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 95 |
|  Haitian: 93 |
|  Welsh: 88 |
|  Lithuanian: 84 |
|  Austrian: 74 |
|  Portuguese: 73 |
|  Danish: 72 |
|  Slovak: 68 |
|  Nigerian: 61 |
|  British: 59 |
|  Australian: 56 |
|  Eastern European: 55 |
|  Czech: 54 |
|  Maltese: 53 |
|  Yugoslavian: 50 |
|  Bulgarian: 49 |
|  Swedish: 49 |
|  Norwegian: 48 |
|  Turkish: 48 |
|  Lebanese: 47 |
|  Guyanese: 47 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 36 |
|  Iranian: 35 |
|  Swiss: 32 |
|  Croatian: 28 |
|  Israeli: 26 |
|  Syrian: 25 |
|  Finnish: 23 |
|  Basque: 22 |
|  Canadian: 22 |
|  Barbadian: 22 |
|  West Indian: 20 |
|  Slavic: 19 |
|  Romanian: 17 |
|  Sudanese: 16 |
|  British West Indian: 16 |
|  Macedonian: 14 |
|  Jordanian: 13 |
|  Ghanian: 11 |
|  Ethiopian: 10 |
|  Slovene: 10 |
|  Palestinian: 8 |
|  Other Arab: 8 |
|  Egyptian: 8 |
|  Albanian: 8 |
|  Brazilian: 7 |
|  Northern European: 6 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 6 |
|  Alsatian: 6 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 4 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 12203 not listed on the city page:- WESTMERE ES (Students: 577; Location: 6270 JOHNSTON RD, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHOOL 16 (Students: 472; Location: 41 N ALLEN ST, ALBANY, NY; Grades: PK - 06)
- SCHOOL 27 (Students: 261; Location: 1022 WESTERN AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST CATHERINES R E MAY SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 30 NORTH MAIN AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
- HARTLAND SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 432 WESTERN AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: 4 - 6)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 25513
- Northeast: 2124
- Midwest: 958
- South: 1017
- West: 418
47% of the 12203 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 33,356. Population change in the 1990s: -490 (-1.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 406
| Here: | 20.1% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 232
| Here: | 21.4% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,449
| Here: | 15.8% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ALBANY, NY):
- EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (7 COLUMBIA CIRCLE): $6,106,573 in 33 contracts from 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Education Services, Certifications and Accreditations for Educational Institutions, Other Education and Training Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $1,429,225; 2001: $1,019,546; 2002: $1,366,336; 2003: $1,247,896; 2004: $467,958; 2005: $368,037; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$635,908 with Navy for Education Services. Signed on 2002-04-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$633,855, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2001-03-31.
$616,527, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$595,429, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS (6 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE; small business)
$1,685,000 with Army for Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-02-05. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
- DESIGN & DISASTER RECOVERY CON (3 COLUMBIA CIRCLE; small business): $396,508 in 8 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for ADP Support Equipment, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), ADP Systems Analysis Services, Communications Security Equipment and Components, and more by Federal Technology Service, Army Signed by year: 2000: $99,000; 2001: $194,000; 2002: $38,860; 2003: $0; 2004: $39,595; 2005: $25,053; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$167,000 with Federal Technology Service for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$55,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
$44,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
$39,595 with Army for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2004-11-05. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
- DR LOWELL J LEVINE (240 BENTWOOD COURT WEST; small business): $176,667 in 8 contracts from 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Expert Witness, Guard Services, Other Professional Services, Pathology Services, and more by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $58,499; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $29,479; 2004: $28,976; 2005: $4,000; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$58,499 with Army for Expert Witness. Signed on 2000-12-28. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$55,713 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 1999-12-21. Completion date: 1999-12-21.
$28,975 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Taking place in HI. Signed on 2004-11-19. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$15,000 with Army for Pathology Services. Taking place in HI. Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- DAY & ZIMMERMANN FAC., SVCS., (WASHINGTON AVE EXT): $64,436 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2003
$56,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
$4,436 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
$4,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
- PREFERRED DATA INC (24 MADISON AVENUE EXTENSIO; small business): $37,960 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$13,000 with Army for ADP Data Conversion Services. Signed on 2005-09-07. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$12,480, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$12,480, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- SOVEREIGN HOTELS INC (1228 WESTERN AVE; small business)
$1,795 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-10.
- JO-JA CONSTRUCTION LTD S (PO BOX 3112 PINE HILLS STA; small business)
$-,153,694 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dams. Signed on 1999-10-08. Completion date: 1999-10-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 3, 50-99: 9, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 2, 50-99: 4, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 14)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 12, 1-4: 31)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 6394 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 607 people in nursing homes
- 81 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 62 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 29 people in other group homes
- 26 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 21 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 16 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 10 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
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