Saranac Lake

Population: 5,099
Median household income: $60,494
Median home value: $188,900

Saranac Lake, a community in Franklin County, New York, has 5,099 residents. At $60,494, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $63,747.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saranac Lake's population declined 10.5% from 5,700 to 5,099, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $156,500 to $188,900.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,099
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,494
Median home value: $188,900
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 2,820
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7005,099

Median household income

$48,718$60,494

Median home value

$156,500$188,900

Median gross rent

$724$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,700	$48,718	$156,500	$724
2020	5,548	$51,209	$162,600	$726
2021	5,003	$54,813	$161,000	$743
2022	5,079	$58,197	$175,700	$781
2023	5,099	$60,494	$188,900	$826

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	235	4.6%
5 to 17	573	11.2%
18 to 24	547	10.7%
25 to 34	869	17.0%
35 to 44	499	9.8%
45 to 54	521	10.2%
55 to 64	843	16.5%
65 to 74	823	16.1%
75 and over	189	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,628	90.8%
Black or African American	129	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.8%
Asian	29	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	100	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	352	9.4%
High school graduate	598	16.0%
Some college or associate's	1,193	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	802	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	799	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked11.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,721	67.9%
Carpooled	311	12.3%
Public transit	20	0.8%
Walked	279	11.0%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	200	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,300	55.7%
15 to 29 min	673	28.8%
30 to 44 min	252	10.8%
45 to 59 min	58	2.5%
60+ min	53	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 18.6% (920 of 4,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,079	43.1%
Nonfamily households	1,427	56.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,506	88.9%
Vacant	314	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,191	47.5%
Renter-occupied	1,315	52.5%

1-unit, detached44.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units21.9%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,261	44.7%
1-unit, attached	34	1.2%
2 to 4 units	480	17.0%
5 to 19 units	618	21.9%
20 or more units	325	11.5%
Mobile home & other	102	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3665233
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 44.3259, -74.1309