Greenwood Lake is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,993 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenwood Lake is the 476th largest community in New York.

Of important note, Greenwood Lake is also a village of artists. Greenwood Lake has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenwood Lake’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Greenwood Lake is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Greenwood Lake a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Greenwood Lake has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Greenwood Lake’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Greenwood Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenwood Lake, the average commute to work is 36.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small village, Greenwood Lake has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The percentage of people in Greenwood Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.24% of adults in Greenwood Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenwood Lake in 2022 was $36,794, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,176 for a family of four. However, Greenwood Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenwood Lake is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Greenwood Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Greenwood Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.45% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood Lake include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Greenwood Lake has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.24%).

The most common language spoken in Greenwood Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.