Saranac Lake village, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number, followed by Percent   
Saranac Lake Population: 5041--- 100.00%   
                           
Sex and Age   
Male 2435--- 48.3%   
Female 2606--- 51.7%   
                           
Under 5 years 273--- 5.42%   
5 to 9 years 323--- 6.41%   
10 to 14 years 318--- 6.31%   
15 to 19 years 370--- 7.34%   
20 to 24 years 411--- 8.15%   
25 to 34 years 622--- 12.34%   
35 to 44 years 806--- 15.99%   
45 to 54 years 755--- 14.98%   
55 to 59 years 237--- 4.7%   
60 to 64 years 172--- 3.41%   
65 to 74 years 362--- 7.18%   
75 to 84 years 286--- 5.67%   
85 years and over 106--- 2.1%   
                           
Median age (years) 37.6   
                           
18 years and over 3920--- 77.76%   
 Male 1865--- 37%   
 Female 2055--- 40.77%   
21 years and over 3662--- 72.64%   
62 years and over 866--- 17.18%   
65 years and over 754--- 14.96%   
 Male 258--- 5.12%   
 Female 496--- 9.84%   
                           
Race   
One race 4974--- 98.67%   
 White 4883--- 96.87%   
 Black or African American 38--- 0.75%   
 American Indian and Alaska Native 16--- 0.32%   
 Asian 24--- 0.48%   
 Asian indian 2--- 0.04%   
 Chinese 8--- 0.16%   
 Eskimo 1--- 0.01%   
 Filipino 6--- 0.12%   
 Japanese 1--- 0.02%   
 Korean 4--- 0.08%   
 Vietnamese 0--- 0%   
 Other Asian 3--- 0.06%   
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0%   
 Native Hawaiian 0--- 0%   
 Guamanian or Chamorro 0--- 0%   
 Samoan 0--- 0%   
 Other Pacific Islander 0--- 0%   
 Some other race 13--- 0.26%   
Two or more races 67--- 3.0 %   
                           
Hispanic or Latino and race   
Total Population 5041--- 100.00%   
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 54--- 1.07%   
 Mexican 11--- 0.22%   
 Puerto Rican 26--- 0.52%   
 Cuban 1--- 0.02%   
 Other Hispanic or Latino 16--- 0.32%   
Not Hispanic or Latino 4987--- 98.93%   
 White alone 4848--- 96.17%   
                           
Relationship   
Total Population 5041--- 100.00%   
In households 4961--- 98.41%   
 Householder 2369--- 46.99%   
 Spouse 835--- 16.56%   
 Child 1274--- 25.27%   
 Own child under 18 years 1060--- 21.03%   
 Other relatives 114--- 2.26%   
 Under 18 years 41--- 0.81%   
 Nonrelatives 369--- 7.32%   
 Unmarried partner 176--- 3.49%   
In group quarters 80--- 1.59%   
 Institutionalized population 2--- 0.04%   
 Non-Institutionalized population 78--- 1.55%   
                           
Households by Type   
Total Households 2369--- 100.0 %   
Family households (families) 1182--- 49.89%   
 With own children under 18 years 601--- 25.37%   
 Married-couple family 835--- 35.25%   
 With own children under 18 years 373--- 15.75%   
 Female householder, no husband present 245--- 10.34%   
 With own children under 18 years 165--- 6.96%   
Non Family households 1187--- 50.11%   
 Householder living alone 963--- 40.65%   
 Householder 65 years and over 349--- 14.73%   
                           
Households with individuals under 18 years 634--- 26.76%   
Households with individuals 65 years and over 598--- 25.24%   
                           
Average Household size 2.09   
Average family size 2.88   
                           
Housing Occupancy   
Total housing units 2854--- 100.00%   
Occupied housing units 2369--- 83.01%   
Vacant housing units 485--- 16.99%   
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 80--- 2.8%   
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3   
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.9   
                           
Housing Tenure   
Occupied housing units 2369--- 100.00%   
Owner-occupied housing units. 1085--- 45.8%   
Renter-occupied housing units. 1284--- 54.2%   
                           
Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49   
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.76