PlainZIP

Jay, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jay, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,428. 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 JAY-NY · Jay, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,428 pop · #13813/25278 · Essex County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,625
  • RANK-MID #13813/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mineville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,428
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $208,500

Nearest income peer: Mineville, NY (+ $1,067 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 Jay

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,428
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,625
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 $68,625 and poverty 6.5% concentrate in 12941.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, Dickinson Center is the closest lower-income city and Morrisville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jay.

Population concentration

Jay reads through its lone ZIP, 12941

1,428 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12941 is not the leading code inside Jay, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Jay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 155 employees , annual payroll $8,710k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12941 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Jay, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jay. See the Essex County roll-up →

Jay sits in the lower half of Essex County on income: Lake Placid, Keeseville and Crown Point report more, Ticonderoga, Port Henry and Elizabethtown report less. Port Henry marks the far end of that range at $47,278, 31% below Jay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12941 1,428 $68,625 27 14
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Jay 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 Jay, .