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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Deer Park is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Deer Park area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Deer Park citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Deer Park's cultural character, accounting for 20.73% of the town’s population.

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