Lake Placid, FL Demographic Data
Lake Placid, FL Summary
Lake Placid is located in Highlands County in Florida
- Population: 2,405
- Area: 3.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 647.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 139.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Placid, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,125
49%
50.8
Male
1,196
52%
49.2
Total Population
2,321
323,128,000
Lake Placid, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
198
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
255
11.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
101
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
105
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
91
3.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
546
23.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
307
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
149
6.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
107
4.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
89
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
167
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
123
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
83
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,709
73.6%
77.2
Female
767
44.9%
51.3
Male
942
55.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,645
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
421
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
373
16.1%
15.2
Female
215
57.6%
55.8
Male
158
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Lake Placid, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,242
96.6%
96.8
White
1,875
80.8%
72.6
Black or African American
185
8.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
182
7.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
79
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,065
45.9%
17.8
Mexican
907
39.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
20
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
123
5.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,256
54.1%
82.2
Lake Placid, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
246
15.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
395
25.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
557
35.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
110
7.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
69
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
125
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
69
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
641
40.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
930
59.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
194
12.4%
31.2
Lake Placid, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
529
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
765
43.3%
47.5
Divorced
254
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
123
7.0%
2.0
Widowed
96
5.4
5.8%
Lake Placid, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,178
55.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
945
44.5%
21.6%
Spanish
942
44.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lake Placid, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
108
15.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
53
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
212
29.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
101
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
83
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
4.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
36
5.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
40
5.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
23,177
57,617
Per capita income
17,318
31,128
Lake Placid, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
354
36.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
83
8.6%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
135
14.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
34
3.5%
6.6
Information
10
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
14
1.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
65
6.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
96
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
19
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
116
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
402
41.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
155
16.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17
1.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
138
14.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
251
26.1%
18.1%
Lake Placid, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
959
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
577
60.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
145
15.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
153
16.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
38
4.0%
1.8
Worked at home
46
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.5
26.6
Lake Placid, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
95
13.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
284
39.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
275
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
57
8.0%
21.0
Lake Placid, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
711
73.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
311
43.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
400
56.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
254
26.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
26
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.9
0.0%
2.5
Lake Placid, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
965
1 room
19
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
7
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
193
20.0%
9.1
4 rooms
284
29.4%
16.5
5 rooms
202
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
137
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
54
5.6%
12.0
8 rooms
33
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Lake Placid, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
965
1-unit, detached
545
56.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
50
5.2%
5.9
2-units
48
5.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
144
14.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
108
11.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
18
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
47
4.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Placid, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
13
1.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
67
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
89
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
177
18.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
253
26.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
184
19.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
154
16.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
1.8%
1.4%
Lake Placid, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
695
97.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
10
1.4%
1.1
Lake Placid, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
135
47295100.0
$1,500 to $1,999
4
3.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
4
3.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
12
8.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
13.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
14.1%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
25.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
43
31.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
61
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
9.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
29.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Placid, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
356
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
2.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
3.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
34
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
45
12.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
256
71.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
44
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
697
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
6.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11
3.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
6.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
196
59.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
69
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Placid, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
311
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
45
14.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
93
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
9.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
35
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45
14.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46
14.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19
6.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,600
205,000