Deer Park, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

27,990

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

6.99% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.4%

26.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$137,105

1.33% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Deer Park, NY is home to a population of 28k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.5% of Deer Park, NY residents were born outside of the country (6.02k people).

In 2024, there were 3.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Deer Park, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.78k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.94k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of Deer Park, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Deer Park, NY was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Deer Park, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Deer Park, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 1.25k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.78k ± 658
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.94k ± 594

22.8%

Hispanic Population

6.39k people

22.8% of the people in Deer Park, NY are hispanic (6.39k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Deer Park, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

21.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.02k people

20.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.66k people

As of 2024, 21.5% of Deer Park, NY residents (6.02k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Deer Park, NY was 20.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Deer Park, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
244 ± 92
Korea
172 ± 162
Gulf War (2001-)
155 ± 109

Deer Park, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Deer Park, NY.

Economy

The economy of Deer Park, NY employs 15.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Deer Park, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,070 people), Retail Trade (1,763 people), and Educational Services (1,267 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($90,641), Public Administration ($85,521), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,294).

Employment

Occupations

15.1k

2024 Value

± 1,038

2.47%

1 Year growth

± 9.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deer Park, NY grew at a rate of 2.47%, from 14.8k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Deer Park, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,733 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,598 people), and Management Occupations (1,387 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Deer Park, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.1k

2024 Value

± 1,038

2.47%

1 Year growth

± 9.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deer Park, NY grew at a rate of 2.47%, from 14.8k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Deer Park, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,070 people), Retail Trade (1,763 people), and Educational Services (1,267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Deer Park, NY, though some of these residents may live in Deer Park, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,094

Median earning men ± $6,839

$52,108

Median earning women ± $9,595

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,185), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,768), and Information ($90,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($90,735), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,971), and Public Administration ($74,565).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Deer Park, NY was $543,500 in 2024, which is 1.63 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $497,900 to $543,500, a 9.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Deer Park, NY is 83.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Deer Park, NY have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Deer Park, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$543,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,888

$7,501

Median Property Taxes

±$629

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Deer Park, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Deer Park, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.8%

Homeownership

2024

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.8% of the housing units in Deer Park, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Deer Park, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$137,105

Median Household Income

± $6,837

8.95k

Number of Households

± 761

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.95k households in Deer Park, NY declined from $137,105 from the previous year's value of $138,950.

The following chart displays the households in Deer Park, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Deer Park, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.7%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Public Transit (7.9%)

In 2024, 70.7% of workers in Deer Park, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Deer Park, NY have a longer commute time (29.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.63% of the workforce in Deer Park, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Deer Park, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Deer Park, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Deer Park, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Deer Park, NY (944 out of 27.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Deer Park, NY is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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