Ray Brook, NY · standard
ZIP Code 12977
Essex County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,753
- 76/sq mi
- 1.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 12977 covers 23.2 square miles in Ray Brook, Essex County, New York (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,753 residents on file, a density of 76 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 12977, but per-capita income is $2,459. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Median home value sits at -, median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.7, and the average commute is -. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Essex County, so you can benchmark 12977 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 12977, Ray Brook, NY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,753
Population
23.2
Area (sq mi)
76
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 12977?
38.7
Median Age
98.4%
Male
1.6%
Female
28.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$2,459
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
33
Total Housing Units
10
Occupied Units
23
Vacant Units
2.00
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 12977, employing approximately 89 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,518,000.
14
Businesses
89
Employees
$4.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 28.6% |
| Health care and social assistance | 3 | 21.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 12977 vs 12946 →
ZIP 12977 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12983
Saranac Lake (12983)
7,494 residents
- 12946
Lake Placid (12946)
5,492 residents
- 12977 1,753
Ray Brook (12977)
1,753 residents
- 12913 1,157
Bloomingdale (12913)
1,157 residents
- 12939 205
Gabriels (12939)
205 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 12977 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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