Moving to Saranac, New York
Population: 4,165. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,291 (+3.0% change)
Males: 2,048 (49.2%), Females: 2,117 (50.8%)
Clinton County
Zip code: 12981
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $45,761
Median house value: $76,600
Population by Race
Races in Saranac:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (25.3%), Irish (16.7%), French Canadian (14.9%), United States (10.6%), English (8.5%), German (6.9%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Saranac
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Saranac town
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.5% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Saranac:
- CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
- ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; SARANAC LAKE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saranac:
- CLINTON CO (about 16 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 43 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
- MASSENA INTL-RICHARDS FIELD (about 78 miles; MASSENA, NY; Abbreviation: MSS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saranac:
- PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 20 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PBG)
- MARCY FIELD (about 30 miles; KEENE, NY; Abbreviation: 1I1)
- LAKE PLACID (about 32 miles; LAKE PLACID, NY; Abbreviation: LKP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saranac:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 20 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 48 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 84 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,885)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
Schools
Public high school in Saranac:
- SARANAC HS (Students: 609; Location: 60 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Saranac:
- SARANAC JHS (Students: 356; Location: 70 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SARANAC ES (Students: 325; Location: 18 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: KG – 06)