ZIP Code 12974 — Port Henry, New York

The median home in 12974 is valued at $154,900 against a median household income of $43,832, a price-to-income ratio of 3.5. That is above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Essex County, 12974 ranks 19 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8.

12974 ranks 1,513 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,185 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $70,729 Essex County median. 70% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 28.3%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 9.7%.

With 227 residents per square mile across 6.8 square miles of land, 12974 is denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 740 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.