You may be wondering about the diversity of the town's residents. While the town has mostly white residents, the percentage of non-whites has grown 30% between 2010 and 2019. They make up approximately 37,200 people in the entire city. However, tracking visitor demographics is difficult, as most of the information comes from voluntary surveys. Nevertheless, some data shows that a majority of visitors to Adirondack City are white. Nevertheless, Jim McKenna believes the non-white population is much higher, around five to 10 percent.
According to the most recent U.S. Census, the population of Adirondack City was 3,753 in 2010. Twenty-four percent of residents were under the age of 18. Sixty-one percent of households were made up of married couples. Sixty-three percent of the population was 45-64 years old, while 15.4% was 65 and older. The median age of residents was 47 years. The city's housing stock consisted of 778 dwelling units. The density was 432.2 per square mile, and there were 351 homes designated for seasonal use.
While a large number of families settled in Saranac Lake, the development of the village was largely determined by Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, a physician from New York City who arrived in 1876. According to his biography, "The first public house for invalids in the Adirondacks was built here," and it remained in the Berkeley Square Historic District until 1981.