Saranac Lake, NY Demographic Data
Saranac Lake, NY Summary
Saranac Lake is located in Franklin County in New York
- Population: 5,856
- Area: 3.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,933.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,532.15 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Saranac Lake, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,837
51%
50.8
Male
2,732
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,569
323,128,000
Saranac Lake, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
260
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
325
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
366
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
376
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
299
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
733
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
524
9.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
808
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
396
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
392
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
509
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
326
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
255
4.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,428
79.5%
77.2
Female
2,331
52.6%
51.3
Male
2,097
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,218
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,348
24.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,090
19.6%
15.2
Female
629
57.7%
55.8
Male
461
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Saranac Lake, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,500
98.8%
96.8
White
5,263
94.5%
72.6
Black or African American
159
2.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.7%
0.8
Asian
16
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
21
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
69
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
35
0.6%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
21
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,534
99.4%
82.2
Saranac Lake, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
124
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
250
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,004
25.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
764
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
613
15.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
682
17.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
506
12.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
374
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,569
90.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,188
30.1%
31.2
Saranac Lake, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,624
35.2%
33.7%
Now Married
2,004
43.4%
47.5
Divorced
492
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
183
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
315
6.8
5.8%
Saranac Lake, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,176
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
133
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
8
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
109
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Saranac Lake, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
143
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
204
8.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
342
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
292
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
460
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
423
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
281
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
240
9.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
33
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
43,014
57,617
Per capita income
26,002
31,128
Saranac Lake, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
411
16.6%
9.8
Construction
31
1.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
798
32.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
125
5.1%
6.6
Information
46
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
41
1.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
127
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
212
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
147
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
396
16.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
118
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
19
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
110
4.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
888
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
218
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
627
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
628
25.4%
18.1%
Saranac Lake, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,402
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,638
68.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
216
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
50
2.1%
5.1
Walked
316
13.2%
2.7
Other means
18
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
164
6.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
26.6
Saranac Lake, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
422
17.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,065
42.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
779
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
223
9.0%
21.0
Saranac Lake, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,489
80.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,180
47.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,309
52.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
591
19.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Saranac Lake, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,080
1 room
209
6.8%
2.4
2 rooms
173
5.6%
2.7
3 rooms
464
15.1%
9.1
4 rooms
462
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
331
10.7%
19.8
6 rooms
487
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
399
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
286
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
269
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Saranac Lake, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,080
1-unit, detached
1,451
47.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.6%
5.9
2-units
230
7.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
398
12.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
376
12.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
169
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
346
11.2%
9.0
Mobile home
67
2.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
24
0.8%
0.1
Saranac Lake, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,952
63.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
156
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
157
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
198
6.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
330
10.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
123
4.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
80
2.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
84
2.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Saranac Lake, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
131
5.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
423
17.0%
4.7
Electricity
343
13.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,450
58.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
36
1.4%
0.1
Wood
87
3.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Saranac Lake, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
731
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
17
2.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
3.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
3.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
187
25.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
191
26.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
288
39.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
392
53.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
116
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Saranac Lake, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,282
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
20
1.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
1.6%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
2.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
37
2.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
10.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
255
19.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
785
61.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
687
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
107
8.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
239
19.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
148
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
158
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
118
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
469
37.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
70
0.0%
0.0%
Saranac Lake, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,180
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
22
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
246
20.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
330
28.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
258
21.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
216
18.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
81
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
148,500
205,000
