Lake Placid, NY Population

Overview

2,221

Total Population

44.3

Median age

56.82%

Female population %

76:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

51.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake Placid's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Placid is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Placid's population under 18 was 17.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Placid's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Placid, 16.57% were under the age of 15, 14.41% aged 15 to 29, 51.78% aged 30 to 64, 16.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 303 more females than males in Lake Placid:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.82% females and 43.18% males in Lake Placid, NY.
The Lake Placid, NY gender ratio is 76:100 i.e. 76 men to 100 women (0.760).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 132.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 154.

Lake Placid's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Placid population: 94.33% are White, 0.27% are Asian, 1.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.40% are some other race and 2.97% are multiracial.
Lake Placid's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,175 (97.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Placid is White with a population of 2,095 (94.33% of the total population).

Lake Placid's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,669 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Placid's population increased by 6 (0.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Placid's population decreased by 254 (10.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake Placid's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,227.