12720 Zip Code (NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 269
Zip code population in 2010: 172
Zip code population in 2000: 168

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12720: 94.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 12720:

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12720:

• Never married: 24.3%
• Now married: 40.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 32.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12720, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $97,627 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$97,627
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $42,164 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$42,164
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,650 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,650
New York:	$3,125

Ordinary dividends: $8,233 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$8,233
State:	$10,299

Profit/loss from business: +$3,833 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,833
State:	+$16,168

Total itemized deductions: $42,633 (21% of AGI, reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,633
State:	$34,985

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,500 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$5,572

Taxes paid: $23,833 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

12720:	$23,833
State:	$18,656

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	66%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12720, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $79,294 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$79,294
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $50,510 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

Here:	$50,510
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $10k, 64.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 324.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,231 (reported on 47.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,231
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $762 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$762
State:	$5,394

Net capital gain/loss: +$25,303 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	+$25,303
State:	+$23,581

Profit/loss from business: +$8,909 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,909
State:	+$13,809

Total itemized deductions: $26,174 (18% of AGI, reported on 33.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,174
State:	$25,864

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 29.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,324 (1% of AGI, reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,324
State:	$4,439

Here:	1.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $17,558 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

12720:	$17,558
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,000 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.0%

Here:	75%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 64.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 113.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 12786, 12749, 12778, 12752, 12732, 12750.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 48

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 89 (30 now married, 59 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 12720 with a mortgage: 40

• Zip code 12720 household income distribution in 2022

• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $397,090

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $264,523

Here:	$264,523
State:	$476,719

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 77

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12720

• 36Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 3360 to 89 minutes
• 3090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 269

• Male householders: 40 (0 living alone), Female householders: 8 (0 living alone)

• 42 spouses (42 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30 children (30 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons

21 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

92.2% of residents of 12720 zip code speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BETHEL (T) LANDFILL (RTE 55 OLD WHITE LAKE TURNPIKE in BETHEL, NY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

Population in 1990: 139. Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+20.9%).

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

• This state: 250
• Northeast: 9

52% of the 12720 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

100% of the 12720 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Architectural Services (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 12720 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	3	79.0 years
George	2	61.5 years
Agnes	2	71.5 years
Edward	2	66.5 years
Frank	2	73.5 years
Anna	2	88.9 years
Florence	2	86.5 years
John	2	65.0 years
Joseph	2	73.0 years
Marjorie	2	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 12720 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	5	85.4 years
Brucher	3	82.7 years
Coots	2	82.0 years
Grossman	2	79.5 years
Altman	2	70.0 years
Engel	2	72.0 years
Feinburg	2	78.5 years
Bastone	2	85.0 years
Boll	2	97.0 years
Isseroff	2	80.0 years

Businesses in zip code 12720

• U-Haul: 1