Deer Park, NY

Census Place

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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
$543,500
9.16% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,136
2.47% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Deer Park, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.6% of the residents in Deer Park, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Deer Park, NY was $543,500, and the homeownership rate was 83.8%.

Most people in Deer Park, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Deer Park, NY was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Deer Park, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    13.5k ± 1.25k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.78k ± 658
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.94k ± 594
22.8%
Hispanic Population
6.39k 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    244 ± 92
  2. Korea
    172 ± 162
  3. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Deer Park, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.6%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

96.8% of the population of Deer Park, NY has health coverage, with 61.3% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.418% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.16%
Uninsured
61.3%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.418%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Deer Park, NY grew by 1.91% from 3.1% to 3.16%.

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