Lake Placid is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,227 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lake Placid is the 560th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Lake Placid are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lake Placid has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
A relatively large number of people in Lake Placid telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.09% 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.
Another notable thing is that Lake Placid is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the village experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller village.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.27 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Lake Placid ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lake Placid, 43.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Lake Placid in 2022 was $42,199, 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 $168,796 for a family of four. However, Lake Placid contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lake Placid home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Placid residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Placid include Irish, German, English, Yugoslavian, and French.
In addition, Lake Placid has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.60%).
The most common language spoken in Lake Placid is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.