Median household income (1999): $42,500
Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,371
| This zip code | $51,371 | | New York: | $49,480 |
Nearest zip codes: 12985, 12952, 12918, 12912, 12935, 12941.
Housing units in zip code 12981 with a mortgage: 246 (19 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 224
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $873
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $317
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 23
- 1995 to 1998: 72
- 1990 to 1994: 130
- 1980 to 1989: 172
- 1970 to 1979: 149
- 1960 to 1969: 64
- 1950 to 1959: 88
- 1940 to 1949: 54
- 1939 or earlier: 417
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Saranac, NY (12981):
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 29
- 2 bedrooms: 200
- 3 bedrooms: 374
- 4 bedrooms: 168
- 5 or more bedrooms: 63
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 54
- 2 bedrooms: 53
- 3 bedrooms: 60
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 12981 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 23
- 1 vehicle: 162
- 2 vehicles: 437
- 3 vehicles: 160
- 4 vehicles: 30
- 5 or more vehicles: 29
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 28
- 1 vehicle: 91
- 2 vehicles: 62
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 12981:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 39
- $50,000 to $59,999: 53
- $60,000 to $69,999: 75
- $70,000 to $79,999: 101
- $80,000 to $89,999: 81
- $90,000 to $99,999: 20
- $100,000 to $124,999: 33
- $125,000 to $149,999: 19
- $150,000 to $174,999: 16
- $175,000 to $199,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 12981:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 8
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 37
- $350 to $399: 30
- $400 to $449: 25
- $450 to $499: 5
- $500 to $549: 13
- $600 to $649: 6
- No cash rent: 5
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,833
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $70,277
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 914
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 43
- 3 or 4: 54
- 10 to 19: 7
- Mobile homes: 142

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 937 (82%)
- Carpooled: 113 (10%)
- Walked: 51 (4%)
- Worked at home: 39 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 66
- 5 to 9 minutes: 73
- 10 to 14 minutes: 96
- 15 to 19 minutes: 103
- 20 to 24 minutes: 185
- 25 to 29 minutes: 55
- 30 to 34 minutes: 203
- 35 to 39 minutes: 27
- 40 to 44 minutes: 68
- 45 to 59 minutes: 136
- 60 to 89 minutes: 43
- 90 or more minutes: 46
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,737
- In family households: 2,343 (622 male householders, 136 female householders)
627 spouses, 871 children (797 natural, 31 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 394 (163 male householders (99 living alone)), 151 female householders (131 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 287 2-persons, 198 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 230 1-person, 76 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
555 married couples with children.
161 single-parent households (45 men, 116 women).
96.5% of residents of 12981 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 34% well, 13% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 42 (1.6%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (24%)
- Germany (19%)
- Spain (14%)
- Poland (14%)
- Australia (14%)
- Canada (14%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 24
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First ancestries reported:
- French (except Basque): 570
- French Canadian: 390
- United States or American: 294
- Irish: 247
- Polish: 133
- Other groups: 118
- English: 96
- German: 84
- European: 46
- Italian: 31
- Scottish: 31
- Dutch: 24
- Welsh: 21
- Arab:: 14
- Lebanese: 14
- Swedish: 12
- Greek: 10
- Scotch-Irish: 10
- Lithuanian: 9
- Norwegian: 9
- Swiss: 9
- Australian: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2431
- Northeast: 119
- Midwest: 15
- South: 58
- West: 70
71% of the 12981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 6,545. Population change in the 1990s: -3,872 (-59.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70
| Here: | 17.9% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 10.9% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Materials Recovery Facilities (1-4: 1)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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