13502 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 13502, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

13502 is a zip code in Herkimer County and Oneida County, New York, which covers Schuyler, Deerfield, Marcy, New Hartford, Trenton, Utica, and Whites, with a total population of 33,986 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 13502 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 13502.

The estimated population of people living in 13502 is 33,986, with a median age of 37.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 13502 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
33,986
+4.78%
+6.46%
2020
32,437
 -2.63% -
2019
33,314
+2.37%
-
2018
32,542
+1.93%
-
2017
31,925
 - -

Population of 13502 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 13502 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
70.4%
73.7%
 -4.48%
Black/African American
12.3%
11.7%
 +5.13%
Native
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hispanic
8.9%
9%
 -1.11%
Asian
4.1%
2.6%
 +57.69%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4%
2.7%
 +48.15%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 13502 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 13502 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 13502 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 13502 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.2 -0.8% 36.7 +0.27% 37.6 -1.57%
2020 37.5 +3.31% 36.6 +6.09% 38.2 -2.3%
2019 36.3 -2.16% 34.5 -3.09% 39.1 0%
2018 37.1 -2.11% 35.6 -1.11% 39.1 -2.01%
2017 37.9 - 36 - 39.9 -

The median age of the 13502 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 13502 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,085 -4.62% 1,677 +30.32% 1,936 2,244
10 to 19 2,314 +4.41% 2,335 -1.91% 2,332 2,287
20 to 29 2,343 +21.88% 2,144 +5.42% 2,875 2,260
30 to 39 1,894 +12.08% 1,899 +10.4% 2,111 2,081
40 to 49 1,973 +16.43% 2,110 -23.42% 2,296 1,652
50 to 59 2,083 +16.19% 2,218 +7.41% 2,425 2,382
60 to 69 1,644 -2.92% 1,606 +16.62% 1,596 1,875
70+ 1,502 +8.74% 2,098 -4.44% 1,635 1,999

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 13502 zip code is $50,220.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 13502.

  • Under 25
    $28,456.00
  • 25 to 44
    $60,788.00
  • 45 to 64
    $58,050.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,750.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 13502 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 13502, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 13502 is currently $68,257.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.70% of households in 13502 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 13502 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    24.55%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.18%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.57%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.92%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.36%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.74%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.70%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 13502 is $27,360.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 13502 by the total population of 13502.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 13502 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 13502 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    13.12%
  • Bachelor's degree
    25.79%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.78%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    43.82%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.49%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 13502 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 13502 zip over the age of 16 is 27,309.

Of those people, a total of 58.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 13502 is 55.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 13502 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,122 37.90% 10.10%
20 to 24 years 2,837 67.30% 5.20%
25 to 29 years 2,298 87.10% 7.10%
30 to 34 years 2,127 82.10% 4.60%
35 to 44 years 3,947 77.20% 8.10%
45 to 54 years 4,458 68.60% 6.80%
55 to 59 years 2,415 63.50% 2.40%
60 to 64 years 1,784 60.10% 5.40%
65 to 74 years 3,375 22.70% 0.80%
75 years and over 1,946 5.70% 22.50%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 13502. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 21,305 58.70% 5.20%
Black or African American 3,086 48.90% 9.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 46 43.50% 55.00%
Asian 1,084 69.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 648 52.20% 8.60%
Two or more races 1,140 81.60% 15.60%
Hispanic or Latino 1,919 62.90% 14.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 20,658 58.80% 5.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 13502 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 13502 is 15,060, with median earnings of $33,980.00.

Women in 13502 are earning approximately 74.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,060 $33,980.00
Male 7,845 $38,464.00
Female 7,215 $28,725.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 13502 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 936 $64,130.00
Business and Financial 817 $57,663.00
Computer and Mathematical 499 $52,343.00
Architecture and Engineering 179 $65,159.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 92 $75,878.00
Community and Social Service 424 $42,669.00
Legal 70 $72,750.00
Educational and Library 902 $49,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 351 $36,023.00
Healthcare Practitioners 850 $54,842.00
Healthcare Support 929 $25,297.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 154 $36,310.00
Law Enforcement 238 $79,643.00
Food Preparation and Serving 851 $16,250.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 669 $18,068.00
Personal Care and Service 650 $18,750.00
Sales 1,737 $24,137.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,975 $31,365.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 424 $39,043.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 349 $51,821.00
Production 836 $28,712.00
Transportation and Material Moving 491 $30,739.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 13502 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 13502.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 575 $82,934.00 361 $53,533.00
Business and Financial 506 $66,136.00 311 $55,625.00
Computer and Mathematical 442 $52,305.00 57 $62,891.00
Architecture and Engineering 159 $59,715.00 20 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 81 $76,250.00 11 $0.00
Community and Social Service 107 $41,607.00 317 $42,791.00
Legal 45 $0.00 25 $41,806.00
Educational and Library 145 $82,344.00 757 $46,563.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 248 $36,909.00 103 $15,469.00
Healthcare Practitioners 134 $62,167.00 716 $54,500.00
Healthcare Support 295 $26,567.00 634 $21,453.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 110 $63,214.00 44 $28,611.00
Law Enforcement 200 $81,167.00 38 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 385 $25,795.00 466 $8,563.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 436 $29,632.00 233 $15,301.00
Personal Care and Service 123 $12,031.00 527 $19,375.00
Sales 924 $31,786.00 813 $19,504.00
Office and Administrative Support 507 $46,094.00 1,468 $29,578.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 424 $39,043.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 343 $51,607.00 6 $0.00
Production 663 $32,681.00 173 $21,544.00
Transportation and Material Moving 425 $30,701.00 66 $42,813.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 13,199 households in 13502, with an average household size of 2.44 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,514 families living in the 13502 zip code with an average family size of 3.24 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 13502:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,967 788 1,759 5,685
Average Household Size 3.31 3.11 3.53 1.26
Total Families 4,967 788 1,759 0
Average Household Size 3.31 2.73 3.26 0

Poverty

Of the 7,514 families living in 13502, 17.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 13502:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 15,002 housing units in 13502.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 13,199 87.98%
Vacant 1,803 12.02%

32.79% of the total 15,002 housing units in 13502 are rental units. This is approximately 4,919 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,025 are occupied by the owner - or 53.49% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 13502 is $827.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 13502 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    255
  • Less than $500
    624
  • $500 to $999
    2,899
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    910
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    254
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    176
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    56
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 13502 is $121,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 13502 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    772
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,199
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,517
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,032
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    980
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    296
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    223
  • $1,000,000 or more
    6

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 13502. The chart below shows the number of properties in 13502 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    6,030
  • 1940 to 1949
    847
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,697
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,980
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,133
  • 1980 to 1989
    955
  • 1990 to 1999
    665
  • 2000 to 2009
    439
  • 2010 to 2013
    256
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 13502 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,327
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,632
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,974
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,266

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 13502 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 13502 that commute to work in a particular way.

16.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 13502.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    624
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,549
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,377
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,659
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,103
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    575
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    960
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    52
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    156
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    234
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    384
  • 90 or more minutes
    140

Summary

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