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Rensselaer, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rensselaer, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,555. 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 RENSSELAER-NY · Rensselaer, NY 1 ZIPs · 20,555 pop · #6243/25278 · Rensselaer County

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

  • INC-HIGH $90,738
  • RANK-UPPER #6243/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Johnsonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,555
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $249,700

Nearest income peer: Johnsonville, NY (+ $1,528 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 Rensselaer

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rensselaer, NY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,555
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$90,738
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 $90,738 and home value $249,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,366 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, North Collins is the closest lower-income city and Alden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rensselaer.

Population concentration

Rensselaer's single ZIP 12144 carries the town

Rensselaer is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12144 is the entire residential footprint (20,555 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 Rensselaer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 429 establishments, 11,684 employees , annual payroll $1,209,396k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12144 (429 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (76) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rensselaer, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Rensselaer County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rensselaer. See the Rensselaer County roll-up →

Rensselaer lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Rensselaer County: East Greenbush, Averill Park and Wynantskill earn more and Troy, Hoosick Falls and Petersburg earn less. Averill Park marks the far end of that range at $126,620, 40% above Rensselaer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12144 20,555 $90,738 429 419
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Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer, .