Cohoes, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cohoes, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,664. 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 COHOES-NY · Cohoes, NY 1 ZIPs · 19,664 pop · #14938/25278 · Albany County

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

  • INC-MID $66,071
  • RANK-MID #14938/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Watervliet
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 46% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,664
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $246,800

Nearest income peer: Watervliet, NY ( $795 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 Cohoes

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cohoes 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, Cohoes, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,664
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,071
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,071 and poverty 21.9% concentrate in 12047.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (45.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,323 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Cohoes's single ZIP 12047 carries the town

Cohoes is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12047 is the entire residential footprint (19,664 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 Cohoes's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 385 establishments, 4,035 employees , annual payroll $246,204k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12047 (385 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (54) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Cohoes, NY

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

Cohoes sits in the lower half of Albany County on income: Albany, Latham and Delmar report more, and only Troy reports less. Delmar marks the far end of that range at $129,583, 96% above Cohoes.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12047 19,664 $66,071 385 860

Cohoes 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 Cohoes, .