Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,441
| This zip code: | $51,441 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 12305, 12307, 12303, 12302, 12308, 12304.
Housing units in zip code 12306 with a mortgage: 3,884 (308 second mortgage, 543 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,620
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,417
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $499
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 89
- 1995 to 1998: 207
- 1990 to 1994: 502
- 1980 to 1989: 689
- 1970 to 1979: 1,054
- 1960 to 1969: 1,019
- 1950 to 1959: 1,880
- 1940 to 1949: 1,815
- 1939 or earlier: 3,452
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady, NY (12306): |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 149
- 2 bedrooms: 1,315
- 3 bedrooms: 4,032
- 4 bedrooms: 1,664
- 5 or more bedrooms: 266
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 771
- 2 bedrooms: 1,100
- 3 bedrooms: 694
- 4 bedrooms: 87
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 12306 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 364
- 1 vehicle: 2,397
- 2 vehicles: 3,299
- 3 vehicles: 1,016
- 4 vehicles: 289
- 5 or more vehicles: 78
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 361
- 1 vehicle: 1,540
- 2 vehicles: 669
- 3 vehicles: 97
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 12306:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 3
- $40,000 to $49,999: 11
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19
- $60,000 to $69,999: 36
- $70,000 to $79,999: 32
- $80,000 to $89,999: 54
- $90,000 to $99,999: 76
- $100,000 to $124,999: 490
- $125,000 to $149,999: 858
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1,184
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1,260
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1,305
- $250,000 to $299,999: 861
- $300,000 to $399,999: 842
- $400,000 to $499,999: 197
- $500,000 to $749,999: 140
- $750,000 to $999,999: 15
- $1,000,000 or more: 25
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 12306:
- Less than $100: 3
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 3
- $200 to $249: 34
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 51
- $350 to $399: 186
- $400 to $449: 226
- $450 to $499: 299
- $500 to $549: 236
- $550 to $599: 228
- $600 to $649: 88
- $650 to $699: 57
- $700 to $749: 26
- $750 to $799: 47
- $800 to $899: 19
- $900 to $999: 36
- $1,000 to $1,249: 13
- No cash rent: 194
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $159,714.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $194,058
- Black or African American householders: $147,493
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,028
- Asian householders: $158,028
- Two or more races householders: $168,563
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,249
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $197,027 (it was $90,900 in 2000)
| 12306: | $197,027 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,180 - $199,268
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $204,739| Here: | $204,739 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $258,500| Here: | $258,500 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $172,059| Here: | $172,059 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,828| Here: | $184,828 | | State: | $552,553 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,344| Here: | $127,344 | | State: | $503,284 |
Mobile homes: $60,556| Here: | $60,556 | | State: | $40,766 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $137,621 |
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: 7,550
- One, attached: 176
- Two: 1,687
- 3 or 4: 580
- 5 to 9: 292
- 10 to 19: 220
- 20 to 49: 160
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 25
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,164 (86%)
- Carpooled: 984 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 99 (1%)
- Taxi: 36 (0%)
- Bicycle: 27 (0%)
- Walked: 167 (1%)
- Other means: 63 (1%)
- Worked at home: 214 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 359
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1215
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2171
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1664
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1815
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1051
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1787
- 35 to 39 minutes: 289
- 40 to 44 minutes: 424
- 45 to 59 minutes: 425
- 60 to 89 minutes: 168
- 90 or more minutes: 172
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 24,519
- In family households: 20,403 (5,115 male householders, 1,686 female householders)
5,237 spouses, 6,879 children (6,341 natural, 173 adopted, 365 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 225 brothers or sisters, 154 parents, 228 other relatives, 548 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,116 (1,380 male householders (1,077 living alone)), 2,053 female householders (1,817 living alone)), 683 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 30 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,030 2-persons, 1,686 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 541 5-persons, 179 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,894 1-person, 441 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 21 5-persons.
3,966 married couples with children.
1,349 single-parent households (343 men, 1,006 women).
92.5% of residents of 12306 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 12% well, 24% not well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 25% well, 13% not well, 2% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 49% well, 25% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (59% very well, 35% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 834 (3.4%)
(77.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (44%)
- Germany (7%)
- Poland (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- Canada (3%)
- Colombia (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 63
- 1990 to 1994: 45
- 1985 to 1989: 53
- 1980 to 1984: 44
- 1975 to 1979: 28
- 1970 to 1974: 124
- 1970 to 1974: 120
- 1965 to 1969: 357
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White population: 23,702
Black population: 325
American Indian population: 45
Asian population: 166
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 9
Some other race population: 86
Two or more races population: 248

First ancestries reported:
|  Italian: 7358 |
|  Irish: 2808 |
|  German: 2302 |
|  Polish: 1808 |
|  English: 1253 |
|  Other groups: 1056 |
|  United States or American: 954 |
|  French (except Basque): 943 |
|  Dutch: 487 |
|  French Canadian: 411 |
|  Scottish: 342 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 162 |
|  Swedish: 158 |
|  Hungarian: 124 |
|  Ukrainian: 91 |
|  Welsh: 85 |
|  European: 85 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 82 |
|  Lithuanian: 82 |
|  Greek: 81 |
|  Russian: 71 |
|  Arab:: 69 |
|  Norwegian: 64 |
|  Armenian: 45 |
|  Danish: 42 |
|  Swiss: 42 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 41 |
|  Jamaican: 41 |
|  Lebanese: 40 |
|  West Indian: 34 |
|  British: 33 |
|  Czech: 32 |
|  Portuguese: 31 |
|  Slovak: 29 |
|  Egyptian: 29 |
|  Afghan: 28 |
|  Romanian: 25 |
|  Austrian: 25 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 22 |
|  Canadian: 18 |
|  Slavic: 18 |
|  African: 16 |
|  Finnish: 14 |
|  Eastern European: 9 |
|  Celtic: 7 |
|  Turkish: 7 |
|  Bahamian: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Guyanese: 6 |
|  Sudanese: 6 |
|  Yugoslavian: 4 |
|  Iranian: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 12306 not listed on the city page:- VAN CORLAER SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 2310 GUILDERLAND AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY; Grades: KG - 05)
- INTNTL CHARTER SCHOOL OF SCHENECTADY (Students: 412; Location: 408 ELEANOR ST, SCHENECTADY, NY; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- REFRESHING SPRING ACADEMY (Students: 13; Location: 901 DRAPER AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY; Grades: PK - 8)
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,230
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 21476
- Northeast: 1069
- Midwest: 309
- South: 512
- West: 181
66% of the 12306 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 23,182. Population change in the 1990s: +1,399 (+6.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 218
| Here: | 7.8% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
| Here: | 5.5% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 238
| Here: | 25.5% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (SCHENECTADY, NY):
- L G WHITE & SONS, INC (2 SOUTH WESTCOTT ROAD; small business): $3,420,806 in 15 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Airfield Structures by Army Signed by year: 2000: $2,892,121; 2001: $0; 2002: $320,339; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $121,350; 2006: $86,996.
Biggest contracts:
$2,892,121 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-26. Completion date: 2000-11-20.
$85,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2006-02-27. Completion date: 2006-03-09.
$72,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2009-02-28.
$66,666 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2003-03-29.
- VSTREAM MANUFACTURING INC (679 MARIAVILLE RD; small business): $1,776,149 in 44 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, Hardware, Commercial, Miscellaneous Fire Control Equipment, Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $341,336; 2005: $1,434,813; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$333,082 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$205,543, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-28. Completion date: 2005-02-12.
$158,236 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2005-02-12.
$144,523 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
- NEW LIFE MAINTENANCE (288 PARKERS CORNERS RD; small business): $568,524 in 61 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services, Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material), Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $42,690; 2002: $75,500; 2003: $121,402; 2004: $196,824; 2005: $131,794; 2006: $314.
Biggest contracts:
$48,002 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-09-12.
$46,060, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-13. Completion date: 2005-09-12.
$44,086, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-20. Completion date: 2005-06-13.
$42,292, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2005-06-13.
- L G WHITE SAFETY CORP (2 SOUTH WESTROTT ROAD; small business): $137,450 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2001
$48,600 with Air Force for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2000-06-14. Completion date: 2000-07-14.
$44,550 with Army for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2001-09-21. Completion date: 2001-10-20.
$44,300 with Air Force for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2000-09-23. Completion date: 2000-11-02.
- TOPS DINER INC (351 DUANESBURG RD; small business): $51,678 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Food Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $33,000; 2002: $18,678; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$200,000 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-02-21. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$33,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$-37,861, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-11. Completion date: 2002-02-28.
- FEUZ MANUFACTURING, INC. (679 MARIAVILLE RD.; small business)
$31,200 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2000-07-07. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- MOWHAWK VALLEY PEST CONTROL IN (3645 GUILDERLAND AVE; small business): $17,163 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Pesticides Support Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $7,562; 2005: $5,760; 2006: $3,841.
Biggest contracts:
$12,000 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2005-04-20. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$12,000 with Army for Pesticides Support Services. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$10,000 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2006-04-04. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
$0 with Army for Pesticides Support Services. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
- TOMASEK ASSOCIATES LTD (2891 GUILDERLAND AVE; small business): $15,584 in 2 contracts in 2004
$12,129 with Army for Carpet Laying and Cleaning. Signed on 2004-06-15. Completion date: 2004-07-06.
$3,455 with Army for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2004-04-02. Completion date: 2004-04-16.
- LARNED, WILLIAM M & SONS INC (544 BURDECK ST; small business)
$9,900 with Army for Restoration. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-03-21.
- TRI-CITY ROOFING & SIDING, INC (1731 BROADWAY; small business)
$8,550 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-08-29. Completion date: 2003-09-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 10)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 8 meters
Total costs: 322,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 585
Total average daily truck traffic: 5
Total future (year 1997) average daily traffic: 845
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