Sand Lake, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Sand Lake: | $307,010 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 8,530 (Urban population: 4,035, Rural population: 3,952 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 3,277 (3,009 occupied: 2,448 owner occupied, 561 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 93 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $148,286.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,020 (lower quartile is $747, upper quartile is $1,424)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $921
Median gross rent in Sand Lake, NY in 2022: $1,267
Housing units in Sand Lake with a mortgage: 1,404 (50 second mortgage, 254 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 600
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 153,822- In family households: 121,578 (26,086 male householders, 13,830 female householders)
28,550 spouses, 42,753 children (39,996 natural, 1,013 adopted, 1,744 stepchildren), 2,200 grandchildren, 1,165 brothers or sisters, 1,074 parents, foster children, 1,205 other relatives, 4,034 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32,244 (11,902 male householders (8,611 living alone)), 12,884 female householders (10,337 living alone)), 7,458 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,607 (1,424 institutionalized population)
24,272 married couples with children.
9,882 single-parent households (2,314 men, 7,568 women).
97.6% of residents of Sand Lake speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 165 (2.0%)
(93.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sand Lake, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 351 bedroom
- 4062 bedrooms
- 1,2983 bedrooms
- 6114 bedrooms
- 985+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sand Lake, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 2061 bedroom
- 2552 bedrooms
- 863 bedrooms
- 144 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sand Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 80no vehicle
- 6171 vehicle
- 1,1462 vehicles
- 4483 vehicles
- 1004 vehicles
- 575+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sand Lake in renter-occupied apartments
- 38no vehicle
- 2441 vehicle
- 2402 vehicles
- 393 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sand Lake, New York
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 93 rooms
- 2054 rooms
- 3945 rooms
- 5326 rooms
- 5227 rooms
- 3318 rooms
- 4479+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sand Lake, New York
- 01 room
- 332 rooms
- 1263 rooms
- 1944 rooms
- 1305 rooms
- 346 rooms
- 307 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 79+ rooms
Sand Lake, NY household income distribution
- 3,572Less than $10,000
- 7,810$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,087$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,857$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,887$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,713$50,000 to $59,999
- 8,486$60,000 to $74,999
- 10,766$75,000 to $99,999
- 10,775$100,000 to $124,999
- 10,263$125,000 to $149,999
- 7,243$150,000 to $199,999
- 9,766$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.8%
Number of people working at home: 677 (14.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 88
- 5 to 9 minutes: 360
- 10 to 14 minutes: 156
- 15 to 19 minutes: 470
- 20 to 24 minutes: 945
- 25 to 29 minutes: 551
- 30 to 34 minutes: 953
- 35 to 39 minutes: 142
- 40 to 44 minutes: 195
- 45 to 59 minutes: 195
- 60 to 89 minutes: 66
- 90 or more minutes: 55
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,673 (85.2%)
- Carpooled: 418 (9.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0.2%)
- Motorcycle: 19 (0.4%)
- Walked: 34 (0.8%)
- Other means: 24 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 137 (3.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sand Lake, New York
- 351995 to March 2000
- 141990 to 1994
- 111985 to 1989
- 111980 to 1984
- 71975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 81965 to 1969
- 19Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 2,009 (20.7%)
- Irish: 1,808 (18.6%)
- English: 1,163 (12.0%)
- Italian: 1,104 (11.4%)
- French: 712 (7.3%)
- Other: 535 (5.5%)
- Polish: 488 (5.0%)
- United States: 460 (4.7%)
- Dutch: 363 (3.7%)
- French Canadian: 212 (2.2%)
- Scottish: 162 (1.7%)
- Russian: 124 (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 113 (1.2%)
- Welsh: 104 (1.1%)
- Swedish: 77 (0.8%)
- Ukrainian: 70 (0.7%)
- Hungarian: 43 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 43 (0.4%)
- Greek: 37 (0.4%)
- Arab: 29 (0.3%)
- West Indian: 27 (0.3%)
- Slovak: 12 (0.1%)
- Norwegian: 8 (0.08%)
- Danish: 7 (0.07%)
- Swiss: 7 (0.07%)
- Portuguese: 6 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Sand Lake: | 33.3% (35) |
| New York: | 2.5% (97,933) |
| Sand Lake: | 22.9% (24) |
| New York: | 2.4% (93,187) |
| Sand Lake: | 10.5% (11) |
| New York: | 6.0% (233,766) |
| Sand Lake: | 10.5% (11) |
| New York: | 0.2% (8,512) |
| Sand Lake: | 8.6% (9) |
| New York: | 1.1% (41,934) |
| Sand Lake: | 7.6% (8) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Sand Lake: | 6.7% (7) |
| New York: | 0.5% (20,012) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,924
- Other state: 918
- Northeast: 502
- Midwest: 163
- South: 188
- West: 65
73% of Sand Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 8
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 41
- 9th grade: 18
- 10th grade: 54
- 11th grade: 33
- 12th grade, no diploma: 64
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 809
- Less than 1 year of college: 209
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 314
- Associate degree: 264
- Bachelor's degree: 380
- Master's degree: 244
- Professional school degree: 46
- Doctorate degree: 55
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 3
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 6
- 7th and 8th grade: 47
- 9th grade: 21
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 35
- 12th grade, no diploma: 40
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 828
- Less than 1 year of college: 236
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 453
- Associate degree: 346
- Bachelor's degree: 389
- Master's degree: 289
- Professional school degree: 41
- Doctorate degree: 13
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,665
- One, attached: 43
- Two: 214
- 3 or 4: 159
- 5 to 9: 67
- 20 to 49: 19
- Mobile homes: 110
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,283
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
- 73.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.2%Wood
- 8.1%Electricity
- 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Utility gas
- 0.3%Coal or coke
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 48.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 31.6%Electricity
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 2.5%Utility gas
- 2.0%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.4% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 15.3% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 41.9% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
