12959 Zip Code (NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,592
Zip code population in 2010: 1,369
Zip code population in 2000: 1,467

Houses and condos: 780
Renter-occupied apartments: 59
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12959: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 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: $3,349 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,354 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 12959:

• High school or higher: 83.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12959:

• Never married: 27.8%
• Now married: 36.9%
• Separated: 3.8%
• Widowed: 10.2%
• Divorced: 21.3%

• 
• • 1,58299.4%White
  • 90.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12959, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,005 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,005
State:	$90,930

Salary/wage: $47,477 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$47,477
State:	$72,104

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1242.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3543.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6180.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6916.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15825.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $186 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$186
New York:	$3,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $533 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$533
State:	$11,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$675 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$675
State:	+$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,014 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,014
State:	+$14,940

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,883 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

12959:	$13,883
New York:	$19,609

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 276.4% for AGIs below $25k, 637.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,030 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,030
State:	$2,138

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 98.4%

Here:	98%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12959, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,213 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,213
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $39,211 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$39,211
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $230 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$230
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $414 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$414
State:	$10,299

Profit/loss from business: +$1,638 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,638
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,500 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

12959:	$11,500
New York:	$17,621

Total itemized deductions: $14,482 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,482
State:	$34,985

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,329 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,329
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,773 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

12959:	$6,773
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,009 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,009
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 44.0% for AGIs below $25k, 47.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12959, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,045 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,045
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $34,906 (reported on 89.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,906
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $575 (reported on 42.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$575
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $412 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$412
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,300 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

12959:	$3,300
New York:	$3,115

Total itemized deductions: $12,492 (19% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$12,492
State:	$25,864

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,245 (2% of AGI, reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,245
State:	$4,439

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,653 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

12959:	$3,653
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,774 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,774
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.3%

Here:	56%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 45.4% for AGIs below $10k, 55.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 12910, 12935, 12933, 12958, 12934, 12923.
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: 669

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (19 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 363 (139 now married, 223 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 12959 with a mortgage: 408 (12 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,346
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $599

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

• Zip code 12959 household income distribution in 2022

• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 46$20,000 to $24,999
• 44$25,000 to $29,999
• 41$30,000 to $34,999
• 43$35,000 to $39,999
• 49$45,000 to $49,999
• 112$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 65$75,000 to $99,999
• 164$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 58$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12959

• 26$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 178$60,000 to $69,999
• 13$70,000 to $79,999
• 52$80,000 to $89,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 53$175,000 to $199,999
• 93$200,000 to $249,999
• 160$250,000 to $299,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 12959

• 24$500 to $549
• 38$700 to $749

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,243
• Two or more races householders: $308,902

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,806 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,537 - $247,358

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 602
• One, attached: 13
• Mobile homes: 159

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 12959

• 77.8%578Drove a car alone
• 13.7%102Carpooled
• 7.9%59Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12959

• 175 to 9 minutes
• 6910 to 14 minutes
• 2815 to 19 minutes
• 7720 to 24 minutes
• 19025 to 29 minutes
• 3830 to 34 minutes
• 17035 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 3660 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,592

• Male householders: 565 (191 living alone), Female householders: 220 (64 living alone)

• 247 spouses (233 opposite-sex spouses), 120 unmarried partners, (120 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 315 children (286 natural, 15 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 85 non-relatives

Size of family households: 180 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 256 1-person, 156 2-persons, 42 4-persons

160 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (33 men, 65 women).

94.6% of residents of 12959 zip code speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GRANGER BALLOONS USA INC (8 BLACKMAN RD in MOOERS FORKS, NY)

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

• 74 HULBERT ROAD ( in MOOERS FORKS, NY)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 963. Population change in the 1990s: +504 (+52.3%).

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

• This state: 1,289
• Northeast: 154
• Midwest: 63
• West: 14

68% of the 12959 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.

92% of the 12959 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% moved from this county.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 56

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MENARD SHEET METAL (RAIL ROAD STA in MOOERS FORKS, NY; small business) : $18,000 in 2 contracts in 2000

  $14,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
  $4,000 with Public Buildings Service for Demolition of Buildings. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 12959 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Lawrence	7	71.6 years
William	7	73.5 years
Lillian	6	76.7 years
George	5	61.6 years
Richard	5	68.8 years
Henry	4	69.2 years
Clarence	4	75.3 years
Albert	4	81.2 years
Armand	4	73.3 years
John	4	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 12959 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lavalley	16	74.5 years
Rabideau	15	74.9 years
Gadway	7	77.1 years
Davison	6	75.8 years
Barcomb	6	77.9 years
Miller	6	82.8 years
Trombley	6	71.2 years
Lafountain	5	73.9 years
Meseck	5	84.0 years
Mcdonald	5	71.0 years