
New York · Census place 73902
Tillson, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tillson, New York (Tillson, NY — Census place “Tillson CDP”) is 1,799 residents, ranking #675 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $85,521, the median home is worth $279,100 and median gross rent runs $1,727 a month. Looking for the Tillson New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tillson, NY: 12486.
- Population
- 1,799Tillson CDP residents
- Median household income
- $85,521Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $279,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,727Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.5%Owner-occupied households
Tillson ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tillson.
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What the numbers mean in Tillson CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tillson CDP median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 74.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tillson CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tillson CDP is a small town in New York, with 1,799 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #675 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 47% of them. The median age here is 54.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Tillson CDP earn a median of $85,521 a year, 8.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tillson CDP is valued at $279,100, 8% below the national figure and 12% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,727 a month, 22.8% above the national figure, or roughly $20,724 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
A median age of 54.4 puts Tillson CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New York.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tillson CDP?
- Tillson CDP has 1,799 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #675 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Tillson CDP?
- Median household income in Tillson CDP is $85,521 a year, 8.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tillson CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,727 a month and the median home value is $279,100, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.
- Is Tillson CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tillson CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tillson CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.