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West Sand Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Sand Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,031. 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 WEST-SAND-LAKE-NY · West Sand Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 3,031 pop · #2975/25278 · Rensselaer County

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

  • INC-TOP $110,889
  • RANK-TOP #2975/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Greenbush
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,031
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $317,300

Nearest income peer: East Greenbush, NY (+ $73 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 West Sand Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Sand Lake 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, West Sand Lake, NY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,031
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,889
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 $110,889 and home value $317,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Sand Lake as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Mastic Beach is the closest lower-income city and Goshen the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Sand Lake.

Population concentration

West Sand Lake's single ZIP 12196 carries the town

West Sand Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12196 is the entire residential footprint (3,031 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 West Sand Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 53 establishments, 716 employees , annual payroll $36,717k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12196 (53 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in West Sand Lake, NY

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

West Sand Lake sits in the upper half of Rensselaer County on income: Troy, Rensselaer and Castleton On Hudson report less, while Averill Park reports more. Troy marks the far end of that range at $66,418, 40% below West Sand Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12196 3,031 $110,889 53 132
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West Sand Lake 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 West Sand Lake, .