Lake Placid, New York demographics

Lake Placid, NY demographics: median age 42.0; 42.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake Placid village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3640761. The survey estimates a population of 2,306 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake Placid is 42.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 11.0 years. There are 1,488 households (±245). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.0 ±11.0	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	315 ±141	13.7% ±5.7 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	655 ±220	28.4% ±8.5 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	951 ±214	41.2% ±6.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	385 ±135	16.7% ±5.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	1,100 ±228	47.7% ±6.6 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	1,206 ±245	52.3% ±6.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	2,197 ±353	95.3% ±3.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	16 ±18 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	43 ±68 · low precision	1.9% ±2.9 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	50 ±47 · low precision	2.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,302 ±356	99.8% ±21.9 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4 ±9 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	349 ±102	23.5% ±5.7 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	167 ±114 · low precision	11.2% ±7.4 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	843 ±223	56.7% ±11.7 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	129 ±75 · low precision	8.7% ±4.8 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	313 ±139	21.0% ±8.7 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,175 ±252	79.0% ±10.9 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	843 ±223	56.7% ±11.7 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	469 ±160	31.5% ±9.4 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	121 ±80 · low precision	8.1% ±5.2 pp · low precision	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	16 ±27 · low precision	1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	39 ±40 · low precision	2.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	2,070 ±332	89.8% ±3.6 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	236 ±142 · low precision	10.2% ±5.9 pp · low precision	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,217
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	1,934 ±327	87.2% ±6.4 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	28 ±44 · low precision	1.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	191 ±136 · low precision	8.6% ±6.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	30 ±35 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	18 ±29 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±25 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	81 ±91 · low precision	4.3% ±4.8 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	568 ±173	30.4% ±7.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	301 ±143	16.1% ±7.2 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	120 ±56	6.4% ±2.8 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	498 ±190	26.6% ±9.3 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	303 ±114	16.2% ±5.5 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,306
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	1,698 ±319	73.6% ±7.8 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	441 ±210	19.1% ±8.6 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	65 ±66 · low precision	2.8% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	102 ±107 · low precision	4.4% ±4.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.7% of Lake Placid residents (±5.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Placid	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.7% ±5.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.9% ±5.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±3.3 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lake Placid . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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