Greenwood Lake is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,983 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenwood Lake is the 476th largest community in New York.

Of important note, Greenwood Lake is also a village of artists. Greenwood Lake has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenwood Lake’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Greenwood Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Greenwood Lake is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Greenwood Lake’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Greenwood Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenwood Lake, the average commute to work is 36.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small village, Greenwood Lake has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The overall education level of Greenwood Lake is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.24% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenwood Lake in 2022 was $36,794, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,176 for a family of four. However, Greenwood Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenwood Lake is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Greenwood Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Greenwood Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.45% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood Lake include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

Greenwood Lake also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.24%.

The most common language spoken in Greenwood Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.