Saranac, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Saranac: | $187,904 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 4,007 (Urban population: 294 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,870 (83 farm, 3,787 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,642 (1,519 occupied: 1,287 owner occupied, 232 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 14 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $109,243.
Median contract rent in 2022: $687 (lower quartile is $585, upper quartile is $887)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $625
Median gross rent in Saranac, NY in 2022: $831
Housing units in Saranac with a mortgage: 451 (42 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 349
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 74,975- In family households: 58,983 (13,644 male householders, 6,108 female householders)
14,746 spouses, 19,293 children (17,801 natural, 411 adopted, 1,081 stepchildren), 1,138 grandchildren, 426 brothers or sisters, 440 parents, foster children, 484 other relatives, 2,428 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15,992 (5,731 male householders (3,962 living alone)), 6,099 female householders (4,718 living alone)), 4,162 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7,153 (4,025 institutionalized population)
12,265 married couples with children.
4,595 single-parent households (1,328 men, 3,267 women).
95.7% of residents of Saranac speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 62 (1.5%)
(69.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saranac, New York
- 7no bedroom
- 331 bedroom
- 2862 bedrooms
- 6743 bedrooms
- 2064 bedrooms
- 815+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saranac, New York
- 8no bedroom
- 601 bedroom
- 752 bedrooms
- 683 bedrooms
- 214 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Saranac in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 55no vehicle
- 2501 vehicle
- 6422 vehicles
- 2243 vehicles
- 834 vehicles
- 335+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Saranac in renter-occupied apartments
- 34no vehicle
- 951 vehicle
- 962 vehicles
- 73 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saranac, New York
- 01 room
- 142 rooms
- 363 rooms
- 1124 rooms
- 3365 rooms
- 3316 rooms
- 2127 rooms
- 1238 rooms
- 1239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saranac, New York
- 81 room
- 02 rooms
- 323 rooms
- 824 rooms
- 435 rooms
- 276 rooms
- 267 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 69+ rooms
Saranac, NY household income distribution
- 3,104Less than $10,000
- 3,508$10,000 to $19,999
- 2,751$20,000 to $29,999
- 3,990$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,637$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,305$50,000 to $59,999
- 3,268$60,000 to $74,999
- 5,089$75,000 to $99,999
- 4,088$100,000 to $124,999
- 3,443$125,000 to $149,999
- 3,837$150,000 to $199,999
- 2,048$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.9%
Number of people working at home: 236 (12.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 96
- 5 to 9 minutes: 114
- 10 to 14 minutes: 149
- 15 to 19 minutes: 193
- 20 to 24 minutes: 358
- 25 to 29 minutes: 114
- 30 to 34 minutes: 329
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 77
- 45 to 59 minutes: 187
- 60 to 89 minutes: 46
- 90 or more minutes: 46
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,455 (81.2%)
- Carpooled: 222 (12.4%)
- Walked: 55 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 60 (3.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Saranac, New York
- 61995 to March 2000
- 61990 to 1994
- 61985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 71970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 37Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 1,053 (23.5%)
- Irish: 694 (15.5%)
- French Canadian: 621 (13.9%)
- United States: 440 (9.8%)
- Other: 402 (9.0%)
- English: 352 (7.9%)
- German: 288 (6.4%)
- Polish: 151 (3.4%)
- Italian: 111 (2.5%)
- Scottish: 72 (1.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 55 (1.2%)
- Welsh: 49 (1.1%)
- Dutch: 43 (1.0%)
- Hungarian: 39 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 30 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 26 (0.6%)
- Greek: 17 (0.4%)
- Arab: 12 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 9 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 7 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.04%)
- Portuguese: 1 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Saranac: | 30.6% (19) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
| Saranac: | 24.2% (15) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Saranac: | 16.1% (10) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Saranac: | 9.7% (6) |
| New York: | 0.3% (11,866) |
| Saranac: | 9.7% (6) |
| New York: | 2.4% (93,187) |
| Saranac: | 9.7% (6) |
| New York: | 0.2% (5,813) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,690
- Other state: 404
- Northeast: 199
- Midwest: 43
- South: 70
- West: 92
73% of Saranac residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 54
- 9th grade: 10
- 10th grade: 18
- 11th grade: 55
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 564
- Less than 1 year of college: 98
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 143
- Associate degree: 121
- Bachelor's degree: 117
- Master's degree: 46
- Professional school degree: 19
- Doctorate degree: 22
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 66
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 38
- 11th grade: 50
- 12th grade, no diploma: 36
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 595
- Less than 1 year of college: 122
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 161
- Associate degree: 78
- Bachelor's degree: 152
- Master's degree: 74
- Professional school degree: 24
- Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,303
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 76
- 3 or 4: 46
- 10 to 19: 7
- Mobile homes: 201
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,747
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
- 85.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.0%Wood
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Electricity
- 0.8%Utility gas
- 69.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.6%Electricity
- 6.0%Wood
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 11.5% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 8.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 3.8% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
