Greenwood Lake is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,993 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because of many things, Greenwood Lake is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Greenwood Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Greenwood Lake perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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.
Even though Greenwood Lake is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, Greenwood Lake is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.