Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,727
| This zip code: | $48,727 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 12209, 12206, 12203, 12210, 12202, 12207.
Housing units in zip code 12208 with a mortgage: 2,465 (192 second mortgage, 326 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,317
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,534
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $669
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 63
- 1995 to 1998: 148
- 1990 to 1994: 229
- 1980 to 1989: 555
- 1970 to 1979: 829
- 1960 to 1969: 898
- 1950 to 1959: 1,265
- 1940 to 1949: 1,413
- 1939 or earlier: 4,619
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Albany, NY (12208): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 65
- 2 bedrooms: 640
- 3 bedrooms: 2,419
- 4 bedrooms: 1,053
- 5 or more bedrooms: 283
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 259
- 1 bedrooms: 1,689
- 2 bedrooms: 1,606
- 3 bedrooms: 1,299
- 4 bedrooms: 92
- 5 or more bedrooms: 54
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Vehicles available in 12208 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 267
- 1 vehicle: 1,904
- 2 vehicles: 1,887
- 3 vehicles: 315
- 4 vehicles: 70
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,365
- 1 vehicle: 2,299
- 2 vehicles: 1,010
- 3 vehicles: 267
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 31
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 12208:
- Less than $100: 56
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 59
- $200 to $249: 96
- $250 to $299: 43
- $300 to $349: 97
- $350 to $399: 59
- $400 to $449: 224
- $450 to $499: 361
- $500 to $549: 403
- $550 to $599: 195
- $600 to $649: 550
- $650 to $699: 695
- $700 to $749: 464
- $750 to $799: 380
- $800 to $899: 468
- $900 to $999: 267
- $1,000 to $1,249: 268
- $1,250 to $1,499: 186
- $1,500 to $1,999: 8
- No cash rent: 77
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $184,680.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $200,810
- Black or African American householders: $196,461
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $135,927
- Asian householders: $313,902
- Two or more races householders: $177,249
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $283,998
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $200,629 (it was $110,700 in 2000)
| 12208: | $200,629 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,500 - $230,000
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $215,218| Here: | $215,218 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $294,397| Here: | $294,397 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $189,890| Here: | $189,890 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,284| Here: | $218,284 | | State: | $552,553 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,985| Here: | $74,985 | | 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: 4,135
- One, attached: 318
- Two: 2,266
- 3 or 4: 1,018
- 5 to 9: 976
- 10 to 19: 440
- 20 to 49: 220
- 50 or more: 640
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,447 (69%)
- Carpooled: 1,170 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 986 (9%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi: 39 (0%)
- Bicycle: 57 (1%)
- Walked: 835 (8%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 236 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 334
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1177
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2291
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2788
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1725
- 25 to 29 minutes: 409
- 30 to 34 minutes: 948
- 35 to 39 minutes: 88
- 40 to 44 minutes: 164
- 45 to 59 minutes: 228
- 60 to 89 minutes: 258
- 90 or more minutes: 135
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,859
- In family households: 12,530 (2,727 male householders, 1,481 female householders)
3,017 spouses, 4,301 children (4,041 natural, 158 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 239 grandchildren, 241 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 117 other relatives, 294 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,329 (2,296 male householders (1,565 living alone)), 3,070 female householders (2,357 living alone)), 1,963 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,239 (700 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,986 2-persons, 1,002 3-persons, 754 4-persons, 312 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,922 1-person, 994 2-persons, 394 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 8 5-persons.
2,218 married couples with children.
1,062 single-parent households (194 men, 868 women).
88.0% of residents of 12208 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 24% well, 12% not well).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 22% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% very well, 24% well, 12% not well, 3% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (76% very well, 10% well, 9% not well, 5% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,805 (8.5%)
(55.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- India (7%)
- Russia (5%)
- Poland (5%)
- Other Eastern Africa (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- Germany (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 534
- 1990 to 1994: 312
- 1985 to 1989: 146
- 1980 to 1984: 146
- 1975 to 1979: 119
- 1970 to 1974: 87
- 1970 to 1974: 98
- 1965 to 1969: 363
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White population: 17,275
Black population: 2,408
American Indian population: 65
Asian population: 695
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 311
Two or more races population: 549

First ancestries reported:
|  Irish: 3824 |
|  Other groups: 3685 |
|  Italian: 2795 |
|  German: 1605 |
|  English: 838 |
|  Polish: 708 |
|  Russian: 675 |
|  United States or American: 591 |
|  French (except Basque): 376 |
|  French Canadian: 247 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 226 |
|  Dutch: 225 |
|  Greek: 190 |
|  European: 180 |
|  Scottish: 180 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 170 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 159 |
|  Ukrainian: 146 |
|  African: 121 |
|  Welsh: 108 |
|  Hungarian: 89 |
|  British: 88 |
|  Jamaican: 79 |
|  Eastern European: 75 |
|  Lithuanian: 75 |
|  Swedish: 69 |
|  Arab:: 68 |
|  Austrian: 57 |
|  Swiss: 49 |
|  Portuguese: 48 |
|  Afghan: 46 |
|  Romanian: 44 |
|  Norwegian: 41 |
|  Albanian: 35 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 34 |
|  Haitian: 32 |
|  Israeli: 31 |
|  Canadian: 29 |
|  Slovak: 28 |
|  Armenian: 28 |
|  West Indian: 26 |
|  Egyptian: 25 |
|  Danish: 25 |
|  Kenyan: 25 |
|  Finnish: 24 |
|  Yugoslavian: 23 |
|  Zimbabwean: 18 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 18 |
|  Latvian: 17 |
|  Syrian: 16 |
|  Czech: 14 |
|  Iranian: 14 |
|  Ugandan: 13 |
|  Slavic: 12 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12 |
|  Guyanese: 11 |
|  Serbian: 11 |
|  Moroccan: 11 |
|  Barbadian: 10 |
|  Celtic: 9 |
|  Turkish: 9 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  Ghanian: 8 |
|  Ethiopian: 7 |
|  Palestinian: 7 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 12208 not listed on the city page:- CAPITAL DISTRICT CHLDRN & YOUTH SVCS (Students: 6; Location: 75 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- PARSONS CHILD & FAMILY CENTER (Students: 146; Location: 60 ACADEMY ROAD, ALBANY, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
- KEVIN G LANGAN SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 314 SO MANNING BLVD, ALBANY, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
- MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location: PO BOX 8806, ALBANY, NY; Grades: PK - 11)
- PINE HILLS MONTESSORI DAY CARE (Students: 29; Location: 715 MORRIS ST, ALBANY, NY; Grades: PK - KG)
Median worth of mobile homes: $0
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15783
- Northeast: 1615
- Midwest: 411
- South: 840
- West: 278
49% of the 12208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 22,041. Population change in the 1990s: -734 (-3.3%).
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): 426
| Here: | 26.4% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 238
| Here: | 26.0% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 844
| Here: | 44.5% | | 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):
- ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE (47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE): $142,699 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2006
$80,699 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2006-02-10. Completion date: 2006-09-29.
$62,000 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 1999-10-14. Completion date: 1999-11-30.
- N & S CLEANERS INC (781 MADISON AVE; small business): $26,517 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,174; 2003: $6,444; 2004: $7,121; 2005: $0; 2006: $6,778.
Biggest contracts:
$7,121 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$6,778, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-24. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$6,547, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-24. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$6,174, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-31. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- GORDON ELKIN (70 KAKELY ST; small business): $14,560 in 2 contracts in 2003
$14,560 with Army for Optometry Services. Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- ALBANY LAW SCHOOL INC, THE (80 NEW SCOTLAND)
$8,245 with Navy for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2005-08-17. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 3 establishments, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000: 1, 250-499: 2)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (500-999: 1, 250-499: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 2, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 18, 5-9: 16, 1-4: 23)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Educational Services: Junior Colleges (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 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
- 417 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 269 people in nursing homes
- 181 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 116 people in religious group quarters
- 68 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 57 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 49 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 107 meters
Total costs: 3,842,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 4,149
Total average daily truck traffic: 48
Total future (year 1995) average daily traffic: 4,965
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