Another notable thing is that Lake Ariel is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lake Ariel has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lake Ariel a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Lake Ariel, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of Lake Ariel citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.36% of adults in Lake Ariel have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lake Ariel in 2022 was $35,987, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,948 for a family of four. However, Lake Ariel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lake Ariel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Ariel residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Ariel include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Lake Ariel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
