Saranac Lake, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Saranac Lake	New York	National
Income per capita	$45,981	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$75,020	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,812	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,795	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,505	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,060	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Saranac Lake is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Saranac Lake is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Saranac Lake is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Saranac Lake is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,008 $75,020 $150,040

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Saranac Lake median earnings by income bracket

Saranac Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.3%	5.3%
Manufacturing sector	2.4%	2.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	11.3%	11.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	31.5%	31.5%
Other	26.1%	26.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Placid, NY	2,304	$60,705	25.4%
Paul Smiths, NY	627	$0	100.0%
Saranac Lake, NY	5,681	$75,020	7.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, ON	5,681	n/a
Monaca, PA	5,679	$58,147	28.5%
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	5,683	$114,913	41.3%
Exeter, PA	5,678	$78,295	3.7%
Glencoe, MN	5,684	$91,642	12.7%
Saranac Lake, NY	5,681	$75,020	7.8%

Source: The Saranac Lake, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.