Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,662
| This zip code: | $29,662 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 12210, 12208, 12209, 12207, 12202, 12211.
Housing units in zip code 12206 with a mortgage: 811 (136 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 457
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,355
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $503
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 31.9% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.5% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 42
- 1995 to 1998: 51
- 1990 to 1994: 140
- 1980 to 1989: 228
- 1970 to 1979: 794
- 1960 to 1969: 591
- 1950 to 1959: 818
- 1940 to 1949: 1,174
- 1939 or earlier: 4,084
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Albany, NY (12206): |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 72
- 2 bedrooms: 396
- 3 bedrooms: 1,119
- 4 bedrooms: 290
- 5 or more bedrooms: 158
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 381
- 1 bedrooms: 1,491
- 2 bedrooms: 1,518
- 3 bedrooms: 1,252
- 4 bedrooms: 186
- 5 or more bedrooms: 32
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Vehicles available in 12206 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 324
- 1 vehicle: 1,085
- 2 vehicles: 531
- 3 vehicles: 58
- 4 vehicles: 38
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 2,340
- 1 vehicle: 1,964
- 2 vehicles: 426
- 3 vehicles: 104
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 12206:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 77
- $150 to $199: 173
- $200 to $249: 206
- $250 to $299: 94
- $300 to $349: 211
- $350 to $399: 132
- $400 to $449: 272
- $450 to $499: 317
- $500 to $549: 378
- $550 to $599: 151
- $600 to $649: 374
- $650 to $699: 259
- $700 to $749: 112
- $750 to $799: 66
- $800 to $899: 239
- $900 to $999: 44
- $1,500 to $1,999: 7
- No cash rent: 36
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $135,927.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,507
- Black or African American householders: $107,836
- Two or more races householders: $89,531
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,789
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,278 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
| 12206: | $140,278 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,500 - $230,000
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $146,859| Here: | $146,859 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $151,020| Here: | $151,020 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $116,448| Here: | $116,448 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,585| Here: | $155,585 | | State: | $552,553 |
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: 1,335
- One, attached: 368
- Two: 3,437
- 3 or 4: 1,177
- 5 to 9: 336
- 10 to 19: 260
- 20 to 49: 180
- 50 or more: 829

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,548 (55%)
- Carpooled: 856 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,382 (21%)
- Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 67 (1%)
- Bicycle: 34 (1%)
- Walked: 455 (7%)
- Other means: 31 (0%)
- Worked at home: 96 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 136
- 5 to 9 minutes: 726
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1360
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1314
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1014
- 25 to 29 minutes: 291
- 30 to 34 minutes: 816
- 35 to 39 minutes: 130
- 40 to 44 minutes: 102
- 45 to 59 minutes: 255
- 60 to 89 minutes: 153
- 90 or more minutes: 84
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,640
- In family households: 11,365 (1,456 male householders, 2,041 female householders)
1,646 spouses, 4,647 children (4,440 natural, 88 adopted, 119 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 269 other relatives, 651 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,275 (1,709 male householders (1,352 living alone)), 1,741 female householders (1,471 living alone)), 825 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 326 (168 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,349 2-persons, 922 3-persons, 601 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 202 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,823 1-person, 462 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
1,361 married couples with children.
2,571 single-parent households (255 men, 2,316 women).
85.8% of residents of 12206 zip code speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 18% well, 5% not well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 22% well, 16% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% very well, 41% well, 17% not well, 3% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (42% very well, 36% well, 21% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,630 (10.0%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 10.0% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Jamaica (16%)
- Dominican Republic (8%)
- Guyana (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Other Northern Africa (5%)
- Taiwan (4%)
- Pakistan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 592
- 1990 to 1994: 352
- 1985 to 1989: 174
- 1980 to 1984: 232
- 1975 to 1979: 55
- 1970 to 1974: 48
- 1970 to 1974: 35
- 1965 to 1969: 142
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White population: 6,885
Black population: 7,823
American Indian population: 66
Asian population: 435
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7
Some other race population: 393
Two or more races population: 682

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 6504 |
|  Irish: 1408 |
|  Italian: 953 |
|  German: 825 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 518 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 433 |
|  African: 382 |
|  Jamaican: 336 |
|  Polish: 333 |
|  United States or American: 294 |
|  English: 284 |
|  French (except Basque): 233 |
|  Russian: 137 |
|  Dutch: 103 |
|  Scottish: 81 |
|  Guyanese: 65 |
|  Albanian: 54 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 47 |
|  Sudanese: 44 |
|  Ukrainian: 42 |
|  European: 40 |
|  Arab:: 39 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 39 |
|  French Canadian: 38 |
|  British West Indian: 37 |
|  Ghanian: 34 |
|  Haitian: 32 |
|  Liberian: 28 |
|  Hungarian: 26 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 21 |
|  Celtic: 20 |
|  Canadian: 19 |
|  West Indian: 17 |
|  Armenian: 15 |
|  Austrian: 13 |
|  Danish: 13 |
|  Greek: 13 |
|  Czech: 12 |
|  Welsh: 11 |
|  Belgian: 10 |
|  German Russian: 9 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 9 |
|  Israeli: 9 |
|  Eastern European: 8 |
|  Portuguese: 8 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7 |
|  Croatian: 6 |
|  Bulgarian: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Brazilian: 6 |
|  Ethiopian: 5 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Norwegian: 5 |
|  South African: 4 |
|  Other West Indian: 4 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 12206 not listed on the city page:- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCH-GIRLS (Students: 73; Location: 250 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 02)
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCH-BOYS (Students: 71; Location: 250 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: KG - 02)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11527
- Northeast: 663
- Midwest: 280
- South: 1521
- West: 156
45% of the 12206 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 17,230. Population change in the 1990s: -939 (-5.4%).
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): 247
| Here: | 11.0% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 93
| Here: | 10.1% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 154
| Here: | 16.7% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MOHAWK VALLEY UTILITY CONSTRUC (136 N LAKE AVE in ALBANY, NY; small business): $1,002,374 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities by Air Force, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $916,030; 2001: $82,549; 2002: $3,795; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$787,300 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-06-20.
$128,730 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-03-11.
$82,236 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2001-07-10. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$3,795, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-05. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
- NORTHEASTERN ASSOC OF THE BLI (301 WASHINGTON AVENUE in ALBANY, NY): $221,096 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Hosiery, Handwear, and Clothing Accessories, Women's by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $103,344; 2001: $72,852; 2002: $44,900; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$72,852 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hosiery, Handwear, and Clothing Accessories, Women's. Signed on 2001-04-11. Completion date: 2002-06-27.
$53,880, same as above. Signed on 2000-08-09. Completion date: 2001-10-01.
$49,464, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-27. Completion date: 2000-06-15.
$44,900, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-04. Completion date: 2003-04-23.
- CRISAFULLI BROS PLUMBING & HEA (520 LIVINGSTON AVE in ALBANY, NY; small business): $19,460 in 2 contracts in 2004
$9,730 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-08-16.
$9,730 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 2, 20-49: 7, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 3)
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
- 148 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 75 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 59 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in religious group quarters
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 258 meters
Total costs: 10,184,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 91,810
Total average daily truck traffic: 113
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