Lake Placid is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,514 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lake Placid is the 365th largest community in Florida.When you are in Lake Placid, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.56% of Lake Placid’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Lake Placid is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Placid who work in farm management occupations (12.95%), maintenance occupations (10.97%), and personal care services (9.57%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Lake Placid is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lake Placid, the average commute to work is 32.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Lake Placid doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Lake Placid citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.59% of adults in Lake Placid have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lake Placid in 2022 was $24,567, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,268 for a family of four. However, Lake Placid contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Placid is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Placid home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lake Placid, accounting for 44.01% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lake Placid residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Placid include German, English, Irish, Jamaican, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lake Placid's cultural character, accounting for 32.53% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Lake Placid is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
