12015 Zip Code (Athens, NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,069
Zip code population in 2010: 3,010
Zip code population in 2000: 2,832

Houses and condos: 2,417
Renter-occupied apartments: 262
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12015: 96.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 13.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 305 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,282 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,632 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 12015:

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 23.6%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12015:

• Never married: 25.8%
• Now married: 62.1%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 3,18678.3%White
  • 3889.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2315.7%Two or more races
  • 2235.5%Asian
  • 391.0%Black

Urban population: 1,803
Rural population: 2,265

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12015, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $88,837 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$88,837
State:	$90,930

Salary/wage: $76,457 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$76,457
State:	$72,104

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1017.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3379.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6237.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8467.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92597.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $893 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$893
New York:	$3,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.5% for AGIs below $25k, 27.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 111.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 597.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,056 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,056
State:	$11,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.5% for AGIs below $25k, 46.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 142.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 255.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 416.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2182.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,242 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$17,242
State:	+$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 176.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 194.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 526.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12192.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,833 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$20,833
State:	+$14,940

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.3% for AGIs below $25k, 143.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 313.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 691.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7555.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,770 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

12015:	$17,770
New York:	$19,609

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 229.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 488.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1306.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $31,300 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

12015:	$31,300
New York:	$32,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 313.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,563 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,563
State:	$39,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.6% for AGIs below $25k, 384.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 599.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 679.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5510.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,357 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$8,357
State:	$15,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 131.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1842.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,478 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

12015:	$9,478
State:	$9,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.3% for AGIs below $25k, 144.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 234.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 254.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1300.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,650 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,650
State:	$2,138

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.9% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.9%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12015, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,970 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,970
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $53,932 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$53,932
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.3% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 62.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $988 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$988
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,945 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,945
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,892 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,892
State:	+$42,474

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,621 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,621
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,945 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

12015:	$12,945
New York:	$17,621

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,890 (23% of AGI, reported on 41.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,890
State:	$34,985

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,378 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,378
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $10,700 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

12015:	$10,700
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,971 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,971
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12015, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $46,587 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,587
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $42,448 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,448
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.8% for AGIs below $10k, 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,250 (reported on 60.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,250
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,936 (reported on 30.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,936
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,477 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,477
State:	+$23,581

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,671 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,671
State:	+$13,809

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,600 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

12015:	$2,600
New York:	$3,115

Total itemized deductions: $17,168 (21% of AGI, reported on 37.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,168
State:	$25,864

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,289 (3% of AGI, reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,289
State:	$4,439

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,519 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

12015:	$6,519
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,565 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,565
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.4%

Here:	59%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs below $10k, 59.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 12051, 12172, 12058, 12534, 12173, 12414.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 118
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,515

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (18 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 734 (481 now married, 242 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 12015 with a mortgage: 766 (46 second mortgage, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,050
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $584

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 12015 household income distribution in 2022

• 93Less than $10,000
• 54$10,000 to $14,999
• 66$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 120$30,000 to $34,999
• 67$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 38$50,000 to $59,999
• 232$60,000 to $74,999
• 224$75,000 to $99,999
• 211$100,000 to $124,999
• 118$125,000 to $149,999
• 167$150,000 to $199,999
• 150$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12015

• 15Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 50$125,000 to $149,999
• 80$150,000 to $174,999
• 96$175,000 to $199,999
• 303$200,000 to $249,999
• 155$250,000 to $299,999
• 379$300,000 to $399,999
• 59$400,000 to $499,999
• 72$500,000 to $749,999
• 82$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 12015

• 3$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 12$250 to $299
• 6$400 to $449
• 8$550 to $599
• 23$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 26$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 13$800 to $899
• 22$900 to $999
• 60$1,000 to $1,249
• 6$1,250 to $1,499
• 20$1,500 to $1,999
• 29$2,000 to $2,499
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,256.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $290,420.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $268,158
• Black or African American householders: $235,744
• Asian householders: $707,232
• Some other race householders: $250,478
• Two or more races householders: $100,780
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $228,377

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $272,285 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,361 - $370,069

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $328,692

Here:	$328,692
State:	$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,430

Here:	$219,430
State:	$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $113,517

Here:	$113,517
State:	$713,077

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,007
• One, attached: 53
• Two: 82
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 23
• 10 to 19: 11
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 65

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 12015

• 75.7%1,579Drove a car alone
• 5.3%110Carpooled
• 0.8%17Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%6Streetcar or trolley car
• 0.1%2Bicycle
• 1.8%38Walked
• 1.0%20Other means
• 16.1%335Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12015

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 1605 to 9 minutes
• 19310 to 14 minutes
• 23915 to 19 minutes
• 18720 to 24 minutes
• 4725 to 29 minutes
• 12130 to 34 minutes
• 15135 to 39 minutes
• 7440 to 44 minutes
• 40945 to 59 minutes
• 9760 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,069

• Male householders: 836 (182 living alone), Female householders: 813 (354 living alone)

• 918 spouses (909 opposite-sex spouses), 124 unmarried partners, (112 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 864 children (800 natural, 0 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 0 foster children, 57 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 39 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 617 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 534 1-person, 71 2-persons

286 married couples with children.
270 single-parent households (249 men, 21 women).

88.8% of residents of 12015 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% very well, 33% well, 47% not well).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 29% not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HERMS BODY SHOP OF THE CATSKILLS (RTE 9 W RD 1 BOX 67 in ATHENS, NY)

  STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: HERM S BODY SHOP OF THE CATSKILLS (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
  

• GRAND INDUSTRIES PROPERTIES (RD 1 SCHOHARIE TNPK in ATHENS, NY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: NON NOTIFIER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMOS POST INC - ATHENS PLANT (WASHINGTON AVE in ATHENS, NY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GRUMMAN OLSON DIV OF GRUMMAN ALLIED (SCHOHARIE TNPK RD in ATHENS, NY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
  

• IROQUOIS GAS TRANSMISSION CO (199 SCHOHARIE TNPK in ATHENS, NY)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%

Population in 1990: 2,538. Population change in the 1990s: +294 (+11.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,036
• Northeast: 281
• Midwest: 92
• South: 73
• West: 56

67% of the 12015 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

93% of the 12015 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 12015 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	36	70.5 years
William	29	77.5 years
Mary	27	81.9 years
Frank	21	78.0 years
James	21	74.7 years
Joseph	19	77.1 years
Charles	17	71.2 years
Helen	16	82.1 years
Robert	16	66.5 years
Anna	15	82.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 12015 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	11	74.4 years
Borfitz	10	76.3 years
Proper	10	70.9 years
Vankuren	9	71.6 years
Kisselburg	7	80.9 years
Vanloan	7	83.0 years
Schmidt	7	86.4 years
Brooks	7	79.6 years
Frisbee	6	72.3 years
Brennan	6	77.3 years

Businesses in zip code 12015

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 3