12159 Zip Code (Westmere, NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,525
Zip code population in 2010: 7,896
Zip code population in 2000: 7,646

Houses and condos: 3,837
Renter-occupied apartments: 939
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12159: 107.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 14.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 605 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $9,174 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,708 (2.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 12159:

• High school or higher: 99.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 43.5%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12159:

• Never married: 23.0%
• Now married: 62.9%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 7,17084.1%White
  • 6177.2%Asian
  • 4164.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1782.1%Black
  • 1311.5%Two or more races
  • 110.1%Some other race

Urban population: 7,605
Rural population: 919

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12159, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $142,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$142,048
State:	$90,930

Salary/wage: $114,366 (reported on 74.0% of returns)

Here:	$114,366
State:	$72,104

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1179.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3718.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6121.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8996.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17464.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100039.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,145 (reported on 58.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,145
New York:	$3,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs below $25k, 46.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 145.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 187.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 219.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1417.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,733 (reported on 45.2% of returns)

Here:	$9,733
State:	$11,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $25k, 131.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 318.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 403.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1017.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5104.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$29,497 (reported on 41.1% of returns)

Here:	+$29,497
State:	+$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.8% for AGIs below $25k, 173.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 222.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 352.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 972.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21006.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$39,382 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$39,382
State:	+$14,940

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.4% for AGIs below $25k, 131.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 196.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 382.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 939.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9815.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,961 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

12159:	$21,961
New York:	$19,609

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.9% for AGIs below $25k, 172.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 370.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 624.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 967.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2970.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $31,287 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

12159:	$31,287
New York:	$32,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1719.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,428 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,428
State:	$39,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 288.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 551.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 899.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1171.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4822.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $10,075 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$10,075
State:	$15,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 134.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 289.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1636.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,046 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

12159:	$9,046
State:	$9,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 287.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 348.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1240.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,517 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,517
State:	$2,138

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.2% for AGIs below $25k, 27.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 93.7% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 96.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12159, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $121,247 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$121,247
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $94,571 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$94,571
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 56.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,316 (reported on 62.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,316
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,817 (reported on 47.0% of returns)

Here:	$8,817
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,301 (reported on 39.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,301
State:	+$42,474

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$37,822 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$37,822
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,847 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

12159:	$23,847
New York:	$17,621

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $25,640 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

12159:	$25,640
New York:	$27,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,465 (18% of AGI, reported on 54.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,465
State:	$34,985

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,526 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,526
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $21,320 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

12159:	$21,320
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,518 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,518
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.5%

Here:	57%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 47.9% for AGIs below $25k, 49.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 76.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12159, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $106,179 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$106,179
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $91,689 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$91,689
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.6% for AGIs below $10k, 57.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,415 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,415
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $6,144 (reported on 54.8% of returns)

Here:	$6,144
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,994 (reported on 47.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,994
State:	+$23,581

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$28,418 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$28,418
State:	+$13,809

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,352 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

12159:	$3,352
New York:	$3,115

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $18,129 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,129
New York:	$19,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,144 (17% of AGI, reported on 54.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,144
State:	$25,864

Here:	16.6% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs below $10k, 17.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,247 (2% of AGI, reported on 51.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,247
State:	$4,439

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $23,552 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

12159:	$23,552
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,252 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,252
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.2%

Here:	60%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 53.4% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 12054, 12203, 12084, 12222, 12208, 12205.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 172
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,560

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 103 (101 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,479 (747 now married, 721 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 12159 with a mortgage: 1,330 (134 second mortgage, 129 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,546
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,096

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

• Zip code 12159 household income distribution in 2022

• 121Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$15,000 to $19,999
• 69$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 66$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 179$50,000 to $59,999
• 461$60,000 to $74,999
• 559$75,000 to $99,999
• 453$100,000 to $124,999
• 209$125,000 to $149,999
• 352$150,000 to $199,999
• 1,112$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12159

• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 39$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 417$200,000 to $249,999
• 288$250,000 to $299,999
• 626$300,000 to $399,999
• 660$400,000 to $499,999
• 563$500,000 to $749,999
• 193$750,000 to $999,999
• 35$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 12159

• 61$350 to $399
• 42$600 to $649
• 9$700 to $749
• 17$800 to $899
• 12$900 to $999
• 254$1,000 to $1,249
• 170$1,250 to $1,499
• 179$1,500 to $1,999
• 25$2,000 to $2,499
• 8$2,500 to $2,999
• 39$3,000 to $3,499
• 108$3,500 or more
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,502.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $421,106
• Black or African American householders: $266,577
• Asian householders: $469,653
• Two or more races householders: $298,003
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $318,376

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $419,372 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $301,273 - $522,235

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $346,311

Here:	$346,311
State:	$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $228,668

Here:	$228,668
State:	$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $179,453

Here:	$179,453
State:	$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,837

Here:	$168,837
State:	$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,500

Here:	$270,500
State:	$912,009

Mobile homes: $146,081

Here:	$146,081
State:	$88,925

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,436
• One, attached: 299
• Two: 105
• 3 or 4: 207
• 5 to 9: 202
• 10 to 19: 124
• 20 to 49: 120
• 50 or more: 287
• Mobile homes: 43

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 12159

• 78.7%3,124Drove a car alone
• 1.5%59Carpooled
• 0.3%13Bus or trolley bus
• 0.8%30Walked
• 1.8%73Other means
• 18.4%732Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12159

• 188Less than 5 minutes
• 1005 to 9 minutes
• 55310 to 14 minutes
• 77415 to 19 minutes
• 69320 to 24 minutes
• 38325 to 29 minutes
• 43830 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 3340 to 44 minutes
• 2745 to 59 minutes
• 4760 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,525

• Male householders: 1,659 (483 living alone), Female householders: 2,129 (620 living alone)

• 2,223 spouses (2,223 opposite-sex spouses), 117 unmarried partners, (117 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,013 children (1,957 natural, 32 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 142 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 64 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 188 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,440 2-persons, 422 3-persons, 512 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 120 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,102 1-person, 94 2-persons, 18 3-persons

1,221 married couples with children.
233 single-parent households (89 men, 144 women).

85.2% of residents of 12159 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 22% well, 3% not well).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 13% well, 3% not at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 23% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERADA HESS STATION 32415 (1358 NEW SCOTLAND AVE in SLINGERLANDS, NY)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

Population in 1990: 5,431. Population change in the 1990s: +2,215 (+40.8%).

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

• This state: 5,960
• Northeast: 876
• Midwest: 270
• South: 137
• West: 159

57% of the 12159 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

94% of the 12159 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 196 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 129

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 26. The highest number of fire incidents - 83 took place in 2015, and the least - 4 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (84.4%), and Outside Fires (11.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 12159
• 38084.4%Structure Fires
• 5211.6%Outside Fires
• 112.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 71.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 12159, New York

Most common first names in zip code 12159 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	43	78.6 years
John	41	78.2 years
William	38	79.8 years
Robert	33	75.6 years
Helen	26	83.3 years
Dorothy	25	85.0 years
Elizabeth	23	77.3 years
Margaret	23	82.8 years
Ruth	21	85.5 years
Joseph	21	76.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 12159 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	14	83.1 years
King	7	79.9 years
Genovesi	7	82.6 years
Smith	7	76.0 years
Stein	6	79.2 years
Wagner	6	83.7 years
Coffey	5	71.4 years
Goldring	5	81.8 years
Miller	5	80.2 years
Moak	5	70.5 years

Businesses in zip code 12159
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Starbucks	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		UPS	1
FedEx	2