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Lake Grove, NY
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Lake Grove profile


Living in Lake Grove



Lake Grove is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,041 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lake Grove is the 170th largest community in New York.

Lake Grove home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Lake Grove real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Lake Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.06% 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, Lake Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lake Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lake Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Lake Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.27 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Lake Grove is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Lake Grove is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.57% of adults in Lake Grove have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Lake Grove in 2018 was $49,057, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,228 for a family of four. However, Lake Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake Grove is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lake Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lake Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.65% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Grove include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

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