Estimated zip code population in 2022: 693 Zip code population in 2010: 1,166 Zip code population in 2000: 1,345
Houses and condos: 1,278 Renter-occupied apartments: 55
% of renters here:
17%
State:
46%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12842: 95.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 189.6 sq. mi. Water area: 9.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1% ($2,099)
New York:
1.5% ($6,180)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,255 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,961 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 346
(49.9%)
Females: 347
(50.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 12842:
High school or higher: 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 12842:
Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 73.5%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 4.7%
Zip code 12842 compared to state average:
Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $198,376
12842:
$198,376
New York:
$400,400
Median resident age:
This zip code:
56.3 years
New York median age:
40.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
New York:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12842, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,166 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,166
State:
$90,930
Salary/wage: $41,745 (reported on 68.9% of returns)
Here:
$41,745
State:
$72,104
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 966.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2870.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5314.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6867.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12728.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $468 (reported on 36.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$468
New York:
$3,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,871 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,871
State:
$11,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 315.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 158.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,522 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,522
State:
+$44,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 645.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 302.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,330 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$9,330
State:
+$14,940
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs below $25k, 174.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 275.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1177.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,317 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
12842:
$16,317
New York:
$19,609
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 345.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1412.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,900
State:
$2,138
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.3% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%
Here:
93%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12842, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,417 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$42,417
State:
$77,088
Salary/wage: $34,836 (reported on 73.3% of returns)
Here:
$34,836
State:
$60,593
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $25k, 58.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $673 (reported on 43.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$673
New York:
$3,125
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,644 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,644
State:
$10,299
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$520 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
+$520
State:
+$42,474
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,422 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$6,422
State:
+$16,168
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,100 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
12842:
$16,100
New York:
$17,621
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,491 (22% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
$17,491
State:
$34,985
Here:
21.7% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,760 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,760
State:
$5,572
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,933 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
12842:
$6,933
State:
$18,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,700
State:
$2,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%
Here:
60%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12842, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,736 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$32,736
State:
$59,519
Salary/wage: $27,052 (reported on 77.6% of returns)
Here:
$27,052
State:
$50,673
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.6% for AGIs below $10k, 60.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,047 (reported on 53.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,047
New York:
$2,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,656 (reported on 26.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,656
State:
$5,394
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,790 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$3,790
State:
+$23,581
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,755 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
+$7,755
State:
+$13,809
IRA payment deduction: $2,643 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
12842:
$2,643
New York:
$3,115
Total itemized deductions: $13,972 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
$13,972
State:
$25,864
Here:
23.6% of AGI
State:
21.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,316 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,316
State:
$4,439
Here:
3.8% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,733 (reported on 75.5% of returns)
12842:
$3,733
State:
$11,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,400 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,400
State:
$1,757
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.1%
Here:
55%
State:
67%
(% for various income ranges: 50.4% for AGIs below $10k, 56.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 30 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 289
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (66 now married, 32 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 12842 with a mortgage: 148 (7 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,250 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $474
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.8%
Whole state:
14.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.5
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 12842: Cedar River Golf Course (A), Wilderness Lodge (B), Thornbush Acres Recreational Vehicle Park (C), Wakely Lodge Golf Course (D), Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jerry Pond (A), John Mack Pond (B), John Pond (C), Kings Flow (D), Lewey Lake (E), Little Grassy Pond (F), Mitchell Ponds (G), O K Slip Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thirteenth Brook (A), John Pond Brook (B), Beaver Brook (C), Bear Trap Brook (D), Forks Brook (E), Browns Brook (F), Aldous Brook (G), Dun Brook (H), Raquette Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 29 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 171 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 13 4-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 5 2-persons
88 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men).
100.3% of residents of 12842 zip code speak English at home.
Foreign born population: 1 (0.3%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
0.3%
Whole state:
22.7%
100%Haiti
29%Irish
22%German
15%French
9%Italian
4%French Canadian
4%American
3%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
12010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
1Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HAMILTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT. INDIAN LAKE (WHITE BIRCH LANE in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2006-7911, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2006-7911, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS Alternative names: HAMILTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL (28 WEST MAIN STREET in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: INDIAN LAKE CTL SCH DIST, INDIAN LAKE CTL SCH DIST 1 (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
CHIMNEY MOUNTAIN CRAFTSMEN (RT 28 & 30 in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED Organizations: CHIMNEY MOUNTAIN CRAFTSMEN INC (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
INDIAN LAKE SD#1 WWTF (ROUTES 28 AND 30 in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
CHIMNEY MOUNTAIN CRAFTSMEN INCORPORATED (BIG BROOK ROAD in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STORE RETAILERS (EXCEPT TOBACCO STORES). Alternative names: CHIMNEY MT CRAFTSMEN INC
INDIAN LAKE SUBSTATION (RTE 8 in INDIAN LAKE, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
55.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
18.8%Wood
12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7.7%Electricity
3.5%Other fuel
3.2%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 1,247. Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+7.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 574
Northeast: 87
Midwest: 17
South: 7
68% of the 12842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.
99% of the 12842 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
New York:
15.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
New York:
15.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
New York:
39.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
80,609Education, training, and library occupations
78,857Personal care and service occupations
64,817Construction and extraction occupations
51,815Management occupations
41,394Sales and related occupations
36,499Office and administrative support occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: