Paul Smiths vs Saranac Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saranac Lake has the higher population (5,099 vs 594 in Paul Smiths). Since 2019, Paul Smiths's population has grown faster (-4.5% vs -10.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
Population	594	5,099
Median age	20.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,494
Median home value	—	$188,900
Median gross rent	—	$826
Housing units	0	2,820
Homeownership rate	—	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	42.8%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
Population	622 → 594 (-4.5%)	5,700 → 5,099 (-10.5%)
Median household income	—	$48,718 → $60,494 (+24.2%)
Median home value	—	$156,500 → $188,900 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$724 → $826 (+14.1%)

Paul Smiths

Population

622594

Saranac Lake

Population

5,7005,099

Median household income

$48,718$60,494

Median home value

$156,500$188,900

Median gross rent

$724$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	1.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	98.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	1.0%	17.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.8%
Asian	8.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	100.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
Drove alone	31.5%	67.9%
Carpooled	17.9%	12.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.8%
Walked	41.8%	11.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
1-unit, detached	—	44.7%
1-unit, attached	—	1.2%
2 to 4 units	—	17.0%
5 to 19 units	—	21.9%
20 or more units	—	11.5%
Mobile home & other	—	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Paul Smiths	Saranac Lake
Poverty rate	—	18.6%
Average household size	—	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	10	15
Median year structure built	—	1938