Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,954 Zip code population in 2010: 1,798 Zip code population in 2000: 1,976
Houses and condos: 1,156 Renter-occupied apartments: 185
% of renters here:
22%
State:
46%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12523: 98.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 21.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 89 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% ($3,684)
New York:
1.5% ($6,180)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,375 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,397 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12523, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $70,063 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$70,063
State:
$90,930
Salary/wage: $60,160 (reported on 76.1% of returns)
Here:
$60,160
State:
$72,104
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1064.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3131.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6264.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8103.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13715.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,547 (reported on 41.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,547
New York:
$3,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 22.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 106.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $6,255 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:
$6,255
State:
$11,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 137.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 233.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 258.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,118 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:
+$20,118
State:
+$44,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 318.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 746.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,518 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:
+$13,518
State:
+$14,940
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 258.8% for AGIs below $25k, 204.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 236.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 270.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1267.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,189 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
12523:
$9,189
New York:
$19,609
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $25k, 197.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 413.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $23,075 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
$23,075
State:
$39,326
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 628.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1443.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $8,280 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:
$8,280
State:
$15,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 446.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,975 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
12523:
$7,975
State:
$9,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 231.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 478.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,764 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,764
State:
$2,138
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 42.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.7%
Here:
97%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 96.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12523, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,894 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,894
State:
$77,088
Salary/wage: $44,897 (reported on 77.6% of returns)
Here:
$44,897
State:
$60,593
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $746 (reported on 43.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$746
New York:
$3,125
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,560 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,560
State:
$10,299
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,892 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:
+$3,892
State:
+$42,474
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,620 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$8,620
State:
+$16,168
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,345 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
12523:
$11,345
New York:
$17,621
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,065 (23% of AGI, reported on 36.5% of returns)
Here:
$20,065
State:
$34,985
Here:
23.3% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $1,678 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,678
State:
$5,572
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $9,697 (reported on 36.5% of returns)
12523:
$9,697
State:
$18,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,721 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,721
State:
$2,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.8%
Here:
59%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12523, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,861 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,861
State:
$59,519
Salary/wage: $38,488 (reported on 80.8% of returns)
Here:
$38,488
State:
$50,673
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,095 (reported on 52.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,095
New York:
$2,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,549 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,549
State:
$5,394
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$10,992 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$10,992
State:
+$23,581
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,224 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:
+$7,224
State:
+$13,809
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $10k, 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,579 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
12523:
$2,579
New York:
$3,115
Total itemized deductions: $16,431 (24% of AGI, reported on 33.4% of returns)
Here:
$16,431
State:
$25,864
Here:
24.2% of AGI
State:
21.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,716 (2% of AGI, reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,716
State:
$4,439
Here:
2.4% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,872 (reported on 80.1% of returns)
12523:
$4,872
State:
$11,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,475 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,475
State:
$1,757
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.1%
Here:
65%
State:
67%
(% for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $10k, 61.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs over 100k)
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: 46 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 800
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (4 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 398 (221 now married, 172 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 12523 with a mortgage: 271 (55 second mortgage, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 31
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,647 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $705
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
14.0%
Whole state:
14.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.3%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 351 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 264 1-person, 20 2-persons
245 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (55 men, 14 women).
98.4% of residents of 12523 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 40% well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 29% well).
Foreign born population: 43 (2.2%) (62.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.2%
Whole state:
22.7%
28%Dominica
23%Chile
19%Sweden
14%France
9%Belgium
2%Afghanistan
32%American
20%Italian
16%Irish
6%German
4%English
2%British
2%Hungarian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
102010 or later
202000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
32Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
COLUMBIA COUNTY OF DPW BIN 3342300 (COUNTY RTE 10 OVER TAGHKANIC in ELIZAVILLE, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: COLUMBIA CO DEPT OF PUBLIC WKS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%
55.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17.6%Wood
16.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5.3%Electricity
2.9%Utility gas
2.6%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 2,158.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,461
Northeast: 272
Midwest: 40
South: 55
West: 57
65% of the 12523 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.
89% of the 12523 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:
2.9%
New York:
15.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:
5.3%
New York:
15.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:
11.8%
New York:
39.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
199,239Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
139,650Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
91,164Management occupations
89,466Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
71,066Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
49,460Construction and extraction occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (1-4: 1)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
6 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 17 took place in 2015, and the least - 3 in 2011. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.8%), and Outside Fires (31.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 12523