Berkshire, NY · standard
ZIP Code 13736
Tioga County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,338
- 15/sq mi
- $65,880
- Median income
- $140,700
- Median home value
- 17.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Berkshire pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 40th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 23th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 15
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 13736 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 13736 covers 156.9 square miles in Berkshire, Tioga County, New York (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,338 residents on file, a density of 15 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 13736 reports a modest median household income of $65,880 (29% below the New York average), while per-capita income is $32,214. Poverty here runs at 16.8%, with unemployment measured at 4.9%. On housing, the median home value is $140,700 (63% below the state average) with median rent at $1,183 per month, and 86.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.4, and the average commute is 30 minutes. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Tioga County, so you can benchmark 13736 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 13736, Berkshire, 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
2,338
Population
156.9
Area (sq mi)
15
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 13736?
39.4
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
1.0%
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?
$65,880
Median Household Income
-29% vs state
$32,214
Per Capita Income
16.8%
Poverty Rate
4.9%
Unemployment Rate
29.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 13736 ranks nationally
Berkshire, NY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$65,880 40th percentile higher than 40% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
882
Total Housing Units
771
Occupied Units
111
Vacant Units
2.51
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$140,700
Median Home Value
-63% vs state
$1,183
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 13736, employing approximately 63 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,955,000.
13
Businesses
63
Employees
$3.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 13736 vs 13835 →
ZIP 13736 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 13811
Newark Valley (13811)
4,354 residents
- 13803
Marathon (13803)
3,975 residents
- 13743
Candor (13743)
3,806 residents
- 14817
Brooktondale (14817)
2,380 residents
- 13736
Berkshire (13736)
2,338 residents
- 13835 1,511
Richford (13835)
1,511 residents
- 13784 172
Harford (13784)
172 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 13736 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 13736 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 13811
Newark Valley (13811)
$78,418 median income
- 14817
Brooktondale (14817)
$77,228 median income
- 13784
Harford (13784)
$76,446 median income
- 13835
Richford (13835)
$66,620 median income
- 13736
Berkshire (13736)
$65,880 median income
- 13803
Marathon (13803)
$63,713 median income
- 13743
Candor (13743)
$51,364 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 13736 ranks #5 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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