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:

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)