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.

A relatively large number of people in Lake Placid telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.04% 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 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lake Placid spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The education level of Lake Placid ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lake Placid, 46.50% 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 $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.

In addition, Lake Placid has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.84%).

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