Moving to Deer Park, New York
Population: 28,316
Males: 13,740 (48.5%), Females: 14,576 (51.5%)
Suffolk County
Zip code: 11729
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $60,254
Median house value: $172,800
Population by Race
Races in Deer Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
- Black (9.1%)
- Hispanic (7.6%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (42.0%), Irish (20.8%), German (12.2%), Polish (4.8%), English (3.4%), West Indian (2.9%).
Elevation: 74 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Deer Park
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Deer Park CDP
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 5.6%
11.9% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 2.7% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Deer Park:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WEST ISLIP, NY)
- SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
- PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 7 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deer Park:
- REPUBLIC (about 6 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 16 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deer Park:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 20 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
- SANDS POINT (about 27 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 32 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer Park:
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 9 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 14 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 19 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 19 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 21 miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,605)
Schools
Public high school in Deer Park:
- DEER PARK HS (Students: 1,212; Location: 30 ROCKAWAY AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Deer Park:
- ROBERT FROST MS (Students: 1,074; Location: 450 HALF HOLLOW RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY IS (Students: 997; Location: 101 LAKE AVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ES (Students: 520; Location: 172 OLD COUNTRY RD; Grades: KG – 02)
- MAY MOORE ES (Students: 481; Location: 239 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG – 02)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 300 PARK AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
Private primary/middle school in Deer Park:
- SS CYRIL & METHODIUS SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: 105 HALF HOLLOW ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Deer Park:
- DEER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,027,188; Location: 44 LAKE AVENUE; 138,752 books; 3,997 audio materials; 4,196 video materials; 1,194 serial subscriptions)