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Altamont, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Altamont, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,164. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALTAMONT-NY · Altamont, NY 1 ZIPs · 7,164 pop · #2186/25278 · Albany County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $120,101
  • RANK-TOP #2186/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Glenmont
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,164
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $342,900

Nearest income peer: Glenmont, NY ( $1,844 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Altamont

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Altamont on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Altamont, NY sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,164
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,101
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $120,101 and home value $342,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Altamont as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Highland Mills is the closest lower-income city and Mattituck the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Altamont.

Population concentration

Altamont's single ZIP 12009 carries the town

Altamont is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12009 is the entire residential footprint (7,164 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Altamont's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 169 establishments, 2,463 employees , annual payroll $133,502k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12009 (169 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Altamont, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Albany County, which covers 37 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Altamont. See the Albany County roll-up →

Altamont sits in the upper half of Albany County on income: Albany, Troy and Latham report less, while Delmar and Slingerlands report more. Troy marks the far end of that range at $59,406, 51% below Altamont.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12009 7,164 $120,101 169 53
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Altamont roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Altamont, .