Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.44 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small village, Tupper Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Tupper Lake citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.52% of adults 25 and older in Tupper Lake have a college degree.
The per capita income in Tupper Lake in 2022 was $34,008, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,032 for a family of four. However, Tupper Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Tupper Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tupper Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tupper Lake include Irish, French, French Canadian, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Tupper Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
