Deer Park is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,837 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Deer Park is the 53rd largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Deer Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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

A relatively large number of people in Deer Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Deer Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Deer Park 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Deer Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Deer Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Deer Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.87 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.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Deer Park is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Deer Park, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The population of Deer Park is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.06% of adults in Deer Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Deer Park in 2022 was $54,332, 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 $217,328 for a family of four.

Deer Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Deer Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Deer Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Deer Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Deer Park include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and Jamaican.

Deer Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.73%.

The most common language spoken in Deer Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.