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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Saranac Lake.
- People are 2.6% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years younger in New York.
 Saranac Lake, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population45.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 20105,421  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 19905,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area2.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Saranac Lake, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Saranac Lake, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 White93.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Saranac Lake, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households2,406  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,298  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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