Lake Grove is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,021 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lake Grove is the 170th largest community in New York.
Lake Grove home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Lake Grove real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Lake Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Lake Grove 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, Lake Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lake Grove 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.
In Lake Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Lake Grove are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.74% of adults in Lake Grove have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lake Grove in 2022 was $51,319, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,276 for a family of four.
Lake Grove is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lake Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lake Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.75% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Grove include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Lake Grove has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.94%).
The most common language spoken in Lake Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.