Hamilton County > Speculator (village)
Population trend for Speculator
01,0001980: 40840819801990: 40040019902000: 34834820002010: 32432420102020: 40640620202023: 3893892023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Speculator is a village in the North Country region in the town of Lake Pleasant.

Community anchors include Lake Pleasant Central School District.

2023 Median income for Hamilton County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
Hamilton County home price index
Unable to fetch housing index data right now.
Occupied housing units in Speculator
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Speculator
Married-couple families: 60 (71.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 8 (9.5%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 16 (19.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 57 (87.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 8 (12.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Speculator

Pct 5 and under 18% Pct 6 to 17 17% Pct 18 to 64 11% Pct 65 and over 0%

The overall poverty rate in Speculator is 16 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Speculator lived in the prior year

Same house: 322 (82.8%) Same county (different house): 24 (6.2%) Different NY county: 13 (3.3%) Different state: 12 (3.1%) Abroad: 18 (4.6%) 389 current residents Same house: 322 (82.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 24 (6.2%) Same county (different house) Abroad: 18 (4.6%) Abroad Different NY county: 13 (3.3%) Different NY county Different state: 12 (3.1%) Different state
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Speculator residents
47.6 56.2 64.3 60 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau