Lake Placid, NY Demographic Data
Lake Placid, NY Summary
Lake Placid is located in Essex County in New York
- Population: 2,191
- Area: 1.54 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,425.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,977.03 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Placid, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,311
50%
50.8
Male
1,328
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,639
323,128,000
Lake Placid, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
64
2.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
83
3.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
202
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
153
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
223
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
443
16.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
364
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
481
18.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
128
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
86
3.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
221
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
128
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
63
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,147
81.4%
77.2
Female
1,080
50.3%
51.3
Male
1,067
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,978
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
461
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
412
15.6%
15.2
Female
223
54.1%
55.8
Male
189
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lake Placid, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,499
94.7%
96.8
White
2,405
91.1%
72.6
Black or African American
20
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
12
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
140
5.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
214
8.1%
17.8
Mexican
31
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
167
6.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,425
91.9%
82.2
Lake Placid, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
44
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
192
10.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
521
27.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
391
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
196
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
410
21.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
160
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
236
12.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,678
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
570
29.8%
31.2
Lake Placid, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
881
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
896
39.1%
47.5
Divorced
282
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
87
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
144
6.3
5.8%
Lake Placid, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,213
85.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
362
14.1%
21.6%
Spanish
292
11.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
58
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lake Placid, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
84
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
82
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
163
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
107
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
191
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
266
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
178
14.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
110
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
25
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
44
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
49,898
57,617
Per capita income
29,892
31,128
Lake Placid, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
409
26.5%
9.8
Construction
77
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
342
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
89
5.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
36
2.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
55
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
122
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
53
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
186
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
90
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
57
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
141
9.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
444
28.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
93
6.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
501
32.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
367
23.7%
18.1%
Lake Placid, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,539
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,166
75.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
103
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
69
4.5%
5.1
Walked
105
6.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
96
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.5
26.6
Lake Placid, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
239
19.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
536
42.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
306
24.5%
37.1
3 or more
169
13.5%
21.0
Lake Placid, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,250
62.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
435
34.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
815
65.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
763
37.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Lake Placid, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,013
1 room
151
7.5%
2.4
2 rooms
121
6.0%
2.7
3 rooms
307
15.3%
9.1
4 rooms
267
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
430
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
175
8.7%
17.8
7 rooms
148
7.4%
12.0
8 rooms
195
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
219
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lake Placid, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,013
1-unit, detached
963
47.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
67
3.3%
5.9
2-units
368
18.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
237
11.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
72
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
101
5.0%
4.4
20 or more units
192
9.5%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Placid, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
630
31.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
185
9.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
150
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
110
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
373
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
221
11.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
153
7.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
132
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
59
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lake Placid, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
111
8.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
710
56.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
329
26.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
47
3.8%
1.9
Solar energy
39
3.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
14
1.1%
1.1
Lake Placid, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
254
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
2.8%
7.0%
$500 to $999
49
19.3%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
22.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
141
55.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
125
49.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
63
24.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
15.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Placid, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
776
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
3.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
5.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
54
7.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
154
19.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
499
64.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
39
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
758
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
194
25.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
80
10.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
173
22.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
94
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
3.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
211
27.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Placid, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
435
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
23
5.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
58
13.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
21
4.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
78
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
150
34.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
85
19.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
4.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
219,300
205,000
