Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,789
| This zip code: | $39,789 | | New York: | $56,033 |
Nearest zip codes: 12095, 12068, 12117, 12070, 12072, 12032.
Housing units in zip code 12078 with a mortgage: 2,463 (172 second mortgage, 312 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,152
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,196
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $515
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 14.2% | | Whole state: | 13.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 3.6 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Cemeteries: Ferndale Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: West Millpond (A), Chase Lake (B), Winter Lake (C), Woodworth Lake (D), Fisher Vly Lake (E), Little Oxbarn Lake (F), Little Holmes Lake (G), Lily Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holmes Lake Outlet (A), Pinnacle Creek (B), Shafers Brook (C), Skinner Creek (D), Chase Lake Outlet (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 96
- 1995 to 1998: 279
- 1990 to 1994: 421
- 1980 to 1989: 696
- 1970 to 1979: 1,000
- 1960 to 1969: 1,033
- 1950 to 1959: 1,232
- 1940 to 1949: 1,360
- 1939 or earlier: 5,874
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gloversville, NY (12078): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 217
- 2 bedrooms: 1,647
- 3 bedrooms: 3,312
- 4 bedrooms: 1,002
- 5 or more bedrooms: 288
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 58
- 1 bedrooms: 947
- 2 bedrooms: 1,230
- 3 bedrooms: 879
- 4 bedrooms: 226
- 5 or more bedrooms: 20
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Vehicles available in 12078 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 292
- 1 vehicle: 2,171
- 2 vehicles: 3,106
- 3 vehicles: 653
- 4 vehicles: 192
- 5 or more vehicles: 52
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 917
- 1 vehicle: 1,674
- 2 vehicles: 670
- 3 vehicles: 79
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 12078:
- Less than $10,000: 21
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 31
- $25,000 to $29,999: 41
- $30,000 to $34,999: 52
- $35,000 to $39,999: 62
- $40,000 to $49,999: 113
- $50,000 to $59,999: 127
- $60,000 to $69,999: 213
- $70,000 to $79,999: 354
- $80,000 to $89,999: 463
- $90,000 to $99,999: 488
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,194
- $125,000 to $149,999: 964
- $150,000 to $174,999: 589
- $175,000 to $199,999: 568
- $200,000 to $249,999: 450
- $250,000 to $299,999: 184
- $300,000 to $399,999: 162
- $400,000 to $499,999: 80
- $500,000 to $749,999: 100
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 12078:
- Less than $100: 52
- $100 to $149: 26
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 104
- $250 to $299: 159
- $300 to $349: 214
- $350 to $399: 296
- $400 to $449: 381
- $450 to $499: 435
- $500 to $549: 473
- $550 to $599: 330
- $600 to $649: 210
- $650 to $699: 114
- $700 to $749: 87
- $750 to $799: 50
- $800 to $899: 45
- $900 to $999: 32
- $1,000 to $1,249: 8
- No cash rent: 236
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $96,361.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,930
- Black or African American householders: $82,317
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $140,436
- Asian householders: $140,436
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,912
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $120,909 (it was $57,600 in 2000)
| 12078: | $120,909 | | New York: | $318,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,107 - $165,069
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $144,371| Here: | $144,371 | | State: | $361,784 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $152,823| Here: | $152,823 | | State: | $496,977 |
In 2-unit structures: $101,940| Here: | $101,940 | | State: | $485,140 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,722| Here: | $132,722 | | State: | $608,745 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $197,068| Here: | $197,068 | | State: | $694,721 |
Mobile homes: $36,836| Here: | $36,836 | | State: | $40,766 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,657
- One, attached: 86
- Two: 2,732
- 3 or 4: 806
- 5 to 9: 292
- 10 to 19: 160
- 20 to 49: 130
- 50 or more: 217
- Mobile homes: 869
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,007 (78%)
- Carpooled: 1,296 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 123 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
- Taxi: 73 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 416 (4%)
- Other means: 67 (1%)
- Worked at home: 213 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 590
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2080
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2401
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1595
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1051
- 25 to 29 minutes: 265
- 30 to 34 minutes: 458
- 35 to 39 minutes: 63
- 40 to 44 minutes: 127
- 45 to 59 minutes: 576
- 60 to 89 minutes: 592
- 90 or more minutes: 210
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,315
- In family households: 18,935 (4,583 male householders, 1,681 female householders)
4,667 spouses, 6,573 children (5,959 natural, 217 adopted, 397 stepchildren), 214 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 246 other relatives, 694 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,380 (1,420 male householders (1,063 living alone)), 2,127 female householders (1,829 living alone)), 833 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 495 (278 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,881 2-persons, 1,500 3-persons, 1,159 4-persons, 466 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,892 1-person, 546 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 22 5-persons.
3,385 married couples with children.
1,829 single-parent households (563 men, 1,266 women).
94.6% of residents of 12078 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 8% well, 21% not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 21% well, 9% not well, 3% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 15% well, 33% not well, 10% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (54% very well, 33% well, 13% not at all).
Foreign born population: 610 (2.6%)
(69.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (16%)
- Yugoslavia (10%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Germany (10%)
- Canada (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 133
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1985 to 1989: 66
- 1980 to 1984: 14
- 1975 to 1979: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 87
- 1965 to 1969: 249
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White population: 22,987
Black population: 306
American Indian population: 40
Asian population: 134
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 117
Two or more races population: 265
First ancestries reported:
|  Italian: 3933 |
|  German: 2496 |
|  Irish: 2421 |
|  English: 1960 |
|  United States or American: 1583 |
|  Other groups: 1299 |
|  French (except Basque): 960 |
|  Dutch: 849 |
|  Polish: 807 |
|  Slovak: 260 |
|  French Canadian: 243 |
|  Scottish: 211 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 182 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 110 |
|  Yugoslavian: 91 |
|  Swedish: 84 |
|  Norwegian: 81 |
|  Greek: 69 |
|  Czech: 59 |
|  Lithuanian: 54 |
|  Romanian: 51 |
|  Canadian: 50 |
|  European: 49 |
|  Ukrainian: 47 |
|  Swiss: 45 |
|  Arab:: 42 |
|  Welsh: 42 |
|  Russian: 39 |
|  British: 38 |
|  Slavic: 30 |
|  Portuguese: 29 |
|  Austrian: 24 |
|  Danish: 23 |
|  Syrian: 22 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 18 |
|  Lebanese: 16 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Belgian: 7 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 4 |
|  Bulgarian: 3 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Celtic: 2 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- INDEPENDENT LEATHER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (315 SOUTH MAIN STREET in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1992-0093, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING
Business NAICS classification: FUR AND LEATHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: INDEPENDENT LEATHER CO
- ANDROME LEATHER CORPORATION (21 FOSTER AVE in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING
Business NAICS classification: LEATHER AND HIDE TANNING AND FINISHING.
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ANDRO LEATHER CORP (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
- CRO-SEN DRY CLEANERS (142 W FULTON ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
- COLONIAL TANNING CORP (8-10 WILSON ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING
Business NAICS classification: LEATHER AND HIDE TANNING AND FINISHING.
- GLOVERSVILLE HS ( in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-170500010009
Organizations: GLOVERSVILLE CITY SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GLOVERSVILLE MS ( in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-170500010008
Organizations: GLOVERSVILLE CITY SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GLOVERSVILLE SCR-NIAGARA MOHAWK (HILL ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC BULK POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL.
Organizations: NIAGARA MOHAWK A NATIONAL GRID CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: GLOVERSVILLE SUBSTATION SERVICE CENTER, GLOVERSVILLE SERVICE CENTER, NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION
- GLOVERSVILLE LF (EAST FULTON STREET EXT in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: GLOVERSVILLE LANDFILL
- 41 WEST 11TH ST ( in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: TRADITION LEATHER INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: TRADITION LEATHER INC
- 4X HEAVEN (221 W FULTON ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ADIRONDACK COMPONENTS ROTODYNE (INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS
Organizations: NELSON A TAYLOR CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NELSON A TAYLOR CO INC
- GETTY PETROLEUM CORP (295 E FULTON ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GLOVE CITY ABRADING CO INC (3 HARRISON ST in GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,541
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20681
- Northeast: 1154
- Midwest: 312
- South: 629
- West: 305
62% of the 12078 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 25,292. Population change in the 1990s: -1,439 (-5.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
| Here: | 1.1% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 0.6% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 84
| Here: | 13.1% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DELANEY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATI (2736 STATE HIGHWAY 30 in GLOVERSVILLE, NY; small business): $11,691,838 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dredging, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Industrial Buildings by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $11,030,000; 2003: $753,240; 2004: $-195,639; 2005: $104,237; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$10,830,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2002-09-23. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
$753,240 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dredging. Signed on 2003-01-10. Completion date: 2003-03-28.
$200,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-28. Completion date: 2003-03-28.
$70,020 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
- MILLER, STEVEN GENERAL CONTRAC (301 RICEVILLE RD in GLOVERSVILLE, NY; small business): $1,007,753 in 2 contracts in 2004
$611,578 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2004-05-04. Completion date: 2005-01-10.
$396,175 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2005-03-01.
- AIS ENGINEERING BOOKS (36 KINGSBORO AVE in GLOVERSVILLE, NY; small business)
$10,211 with Navy for Books and Pamphlets. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-11-02. Completion date: 2004-11-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 16 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (500-999: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 338 people in nursing homes
- 164 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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