Saranac, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,308 (Urban population: 304 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,004 (86 farm, 3,918 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,642 (1,519 occupied: 1,287 owner occupied, 232 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	47%

Housing density: 14 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $442 (lower quartile is $390, upper quartile is $565)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $402

Median gross rent in Saranac, NY in 2007: $531

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

Saranac,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,830 (it was $78,700 in 2000)

Saranac:	$116,830
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,432 - $141,497

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $141,063
Here: $141,063
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $100,335
Here: $100,335
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,367
Here: $223,367
State: $552,553

Mobile homes: $41,944
Here: $41,944
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,164

In family households: 3,599 (909 male householders, 210 female householders)
967 spouses, 1,374 children (1,234 natural, 52 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 17 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 565 (241 male householders (151 living alone)), 187 female householders (162 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 423 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 267 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 313 1-person, 90 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

880 married couples with children.
236 single-parent households (72 men, 164 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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saranac, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 112 5 rooms: 336 6 rooms: 331 7 rooms: 212 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 123

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saranac, New York:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 103
1990 to 1994: 152
1980 to 1989: 281
1970 to 1979: 183
1960 to 1969: 103
1950 to 1959: 125
1940 to 1949: 108
1939 or earlier: 558

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saranac:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 286 3 bedrooms: 674 4 bedrooms: 206 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saranac:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 68 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Saranac in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 250 2 vehicles: 642 3 vehicles: 224 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Saranac in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 95 2 vehicles: 96 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Saranac, NY:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 42
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $69,999: 66
$70,000 to $79,999: 80
$80,000 to $89,999: 90
$90,000 to $99,999: 92
$100,000 to $124,999: 286
$125,000 to $149,999: 236
$150,000 to $174,999: 86
$175,000 to $199,999: 72
$200,000 to $249,999: 87
$250,000 to $299,999: 54
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Saranac rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Saranac:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 25
$400 to $449: 38
$450 to $499: 30
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 18
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 2

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 37

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.3%
Number of people working at home: 60 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

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%)
Carpooled: 222 (12%)
Walked: 55 (3%)
Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 108
$10,000 to $14,999: 88
$15,000 to $19,999: 61
$20,000 to $24,999: 83
$25,000 to $29,999: 71
$30,000 to $34,999: 98
$35,000 to $39,999: 120
$40,000 to $44,999: 118
$45,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 168
$60,000 to $74,999: 203
$75,000 to $99,999: 219
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 771

French Canadian: 568

United States or American: 440

Irish: 404

English: 209

German: 148

Polish: 142

Other groups: 132

European: 78

Italian: 66

Scottish: 48

Welsh: 38

Scotch-Irish: 33

Dutch: 27

Norwegian: 24

Swedish: 21

Greek: 10

Swiss: 9

Arab:: 7

Lebanese: 7

Australian: 6

Ukrainian: 4

Lithuanian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (31%)
Germany (24%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Spain (10%)
Poland (10%)
Australia (10%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3690
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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,119
Two or more races householders: $132,007
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,106

Saranac household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Saranac marital status for males

Saranac marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,306
Hispanic or Latino householders: $81,647

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: $47,786

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Saranac:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%) Wood (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Electricity (22%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73

Here:	11.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	8.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	3.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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