12427 Zip Code (NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,008
Zip code population in 2010: 576
Zip code population in 2000: 381

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12427: 94.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 41.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

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: $5,109 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 12427:

• High school or higher: 99.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12427:

• Never married: 34.6%
• Now married: 47.8%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 14.0%

• 
• • 95895.2%White
  • 393.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 60.6%Black
  • 30.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12427, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,304 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,304
State:	$90,930

Salary/wage: $58,318 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

Here:	$58,318
State:	$72,104

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 710.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4882.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $867 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$867
New York:	$3,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $18,638 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,638
State:	$11,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2986.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1302.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,300 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,300
State:	+$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 772.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.8%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12427, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,818 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,818
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $44,450 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

Here:	$44,450
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $25k, 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
New York:	$3,125

Ordinary dividends: $20,708 (reported on 59.1% of returns)

Here:	$20,708
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.0% for AGIs below $25k, 37.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,900 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,900
State:	+$42,474

Total itemized deductions: $27,075 (22% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,075
State:	$34,985

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,367 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,367
State:	$5,572

Taxes paid: $17,000 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

12427:	$17,000
State:	$18,656

Earned income credit: $1,400 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 86.4%

Here:	86%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12427, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,583 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,583
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $36,136 (reported on 70.4% of returns)

Here:	$36,136
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $10k, 52.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $809 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$809
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,833 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$5,394

Net capital gain/loss: +$13,526 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,526
State:	+$23,581

Profit/loss from business: +$5,800 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,800
State:	+$13,809

Total itemized deductions: $18,071 (21% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,071
State:	$25,864

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

Charity contributions deductions: $3,037 (4% of AGI, reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,037
State:	$4,439

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $6,523 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

12427:	$6,523
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $769 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$769
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.8%

Here:	55%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs below $10k, 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 12448, 12485, 12436, 12498, 12442, 12409.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 123

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 241 (82 now married, 158 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 12427 with a mortgage: 57 (12 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,341
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,030

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

• Zip code 12427 household income distribution in 2022

• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 34$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12427

• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 34$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 53$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $402,073
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,150,574

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $98,240

Here:	$98,240
State:	$476,719

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 383
• Mobile homes: 14

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 12427

• 62.8%264Drove a car alone
• 1.4%6Carpooled
• 33.1%139Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12427

• 895 to 9 minutes
• 19410 to 14 minutes
• 1615 to 19 minutes
• 530 to 34 minutes
• 6035 to 39 minutes
• 3640 to 44 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,008

• Male householders: 43 (0 living alone), Female householders: 93 (26 living alone)

• 83 spouses (83 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 155 children (155 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 35 other relatives, 31 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 429 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 16 5-persons, 33 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 18 2-persons

36 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 men).

88.6% of residents of 12427 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
9.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 23% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ELKA PARK ASSOCIATION (COUNTY ROAD 16 in ELKA PARK, NY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Business SIC classification: SERVICES
  Organizations: ELKA PARK TRANSPORTATION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Population in 1990: 389.

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

• This state: 815
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 6
• South: 11

41% of the 12427 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

95% of the 12427 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 108% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Other Holding Companies (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 12427 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	75.6 years
Janis	5	74.4 years
Mary	5	82.2 years
Charles	4	77.0 years
William	4	81.0 years
James	4	83.7 years
Robert	4	65.2 years
Catherine	2	70.5 years
Anna	2	82.5 years
Albert	2	89.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 12427 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Farrell	7	70.6 years
Byrne	4	69.5 years
Morton	4	92.3 years
Vann	4	89.5 years
Young	4	77.5 years
Constable	3	81.3 years
Rose	3	81.6 years
Dolan	2	82.5 years
Hind	2	75.5 years
Easter	2	67.5 years