Lake Placid is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,275 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lake Placid is the 560th largest community 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.

Also of interest is that Lake Placid has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.04% 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.

Another notable thing is that Lake Placid is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the village’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

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 15.42 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small village, Lake Placid does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lake Placid is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.50% of adults in Lake Placid have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Lake Placid in 2022 was $49,018, 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 $196,072 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 German, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and French.

Lake Placid also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.84%.

The most common language spoken in Lake Placid is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.