Lake Placid, NY

Census Place

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2021 Population

2,221

0.359% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

44.3

18.1% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

14.6%

27.8% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$47,050

13.6% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$319,000

16.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Lake Placid, NY had a population of 2.22k people with a median age of 44.3 and a median household income of $47,050. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lake Placid, NY declined from 2,229 to 2,221, a −0.359% decrease and its median household income grew from $41,406 to $47,050, a 13.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake Placid, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (94%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.71%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.26%), and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Lake Placid, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.8% of the residents in Lake Placid, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Lake Placid, NY was $319,000, and the homeownership rate was 50%.

Most people in Lake Placid, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Placid, NY was 2 cars per household.

United States New York Essex County, NY Clinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Lake Placid, NY is home to a population of 2.22k people, from which 88.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 17.8% of Lake Placid, NY residents were born outside of the country (396 people).

In 2021, there were 54.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.09k people) in Lake Placid, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38 Two+ (Hispanic) and 31 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.8%

2021 Citizenship

85%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 88.8% of Lake Placid, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Placid, NY was 85%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Placid, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Placid, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 423
Two+ (Hispanic)
38 ± 52.2
Other (Non-Hispanic)
31 ± 55

2.07%

Hispanic Population

46 people

2.07% of the people in Lake Placid, NY are hispanic (46 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake Placid, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

17.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

396 people

23.1%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

516 people

As of 2021, 17.8% of Lake Placid, NY residents (396 people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Placid, NY was 23.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Placid, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 110
Vietnam
48 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23

Lake Placid, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake Placid, NY employs 1.21k people. The largest industries in Lake Placid, NY are Accommodation & Food Services (334 people), Retail Trade (224 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (171 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,341), Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,773), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,083).

Employment

Occupations

1.21k

2021 Value

± 290

−1.71%

1 Year decline

± 36.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lake Placid, NY declined at a rate of −1.71%, from 1.23k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Placid, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (210 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (206 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Placid, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.21k

2021 Value

± 290

−1.71%

1 Year decline

± 36.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lake Placid, NY declined at a rate of −1.71%, from 1.23k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Placid, NY, are Accommodation & Food Services (334 people), Retail Trade (224 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (171 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Placid, NY, though some of these residents may live in Lake Placid, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,367

Median earning men ± $30,172

$23,731

Median earning women ± $6,916

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($93,385), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,148), and Retail Trade ($14,531).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,636), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,470), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($26,781).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New York product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $158B, followed by Mixed freight ($72.3B) and Electronics ($71.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New York products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for New York.

$810B

2020 Value in New York

$1.62T

Projected 2050 Value in New York

100% growth

In 2020, total outbound New York trade was $810B. This is expected to increase 100% to $1.62T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New York trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New York to other states, or from other states to New York.

Most Common Trade Partners

New Jersey
$65.9B
Pennsylvania
$49.6B
California
$30.8B

In 2020, the top outbound New York domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $65.9B, followed by Pennsylvania with $49.6B and California and $30.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New York shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lake Placid, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Measure

In 2021, 1.52% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.63% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (4.08M), Bachelors Degree (3.3M), and Some college (2.84M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Placid, NY was $319,000 in 2021, which is 1.3 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $273,500 to $319,000, a 16.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Placid, NY is 50%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Lake Placid, NY have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Placid, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$319,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$175,686

$586

Median Property Taxes

±$212

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Placid, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Placid, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50%

Homeownership

2021

73.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 50% of the housing units in Lake Placid, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Placid, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Lake Placid, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,050

Median Household Income

± $16,786

1.17k

Number of Households

± 294

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.17k households in Lake Placid, NY grew to $47,050 from the previous year's value of $41,406.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Placid, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Placid, NY is from New York.

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

0.494

2020 Wage GINI in New York

In 2021, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (50.2%)
Walked (22.1%)
Worked At Home (15.8%)

In 2021, 50.2% of workers in Lake Placid, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (22.1%) and those who worked at home (15.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Placid, NY have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Lake Placid, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Placid, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Placid, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Placid, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Placid, NY (319 out of 2.19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Placid, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.8% of the population of Lake Placid, NY has health coverage, with 35.5% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 25.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in New York was $9,778 in 2014. This is a 4.57% increase from the previous year ($9,351).

Primary care physicians in Essex County, NY see 2635 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.09% decrease from the previous year (2664 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3074 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 605 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Essex County, NY.

2,635 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Essex County, NY

Primary care physicians in Essex County, NY see an average of 2,635 patients per year. This represents a 1.09% decrease from the previous year (2,664 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Essex County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.9% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.21%

Uninsured

35.5%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

25.7%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Placid, NY declined by 30.7% from 3.19% to 2.21%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake Placid, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.