Deer Park

Population: 27,334
Median household income: $138,950
Median home value: $497,900

Deer Park is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 27,334 residents. At $138,950, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Deer Park's population held roughly steady from 27,479 to 27,334, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $369,500 to $497,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.5% of the population. 72.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,334
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $138,950
Median home value: $497,900
Median gross rent: $1,882
Housing units: 9,323
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,47927,334

Median household income

$94,645$138,950

Median home value

$369,500$497,900

Median gross rent

$1,573$1,882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,479	$94,645	$369,500	$1,573
2020	26,043	$106,111	$385,000	$1,530
2021	26,803	$114,230	$411,900	$1,674
2022	27,304	$125,753	$473,500	$1,844
2023	27,334	$138,950	$497,900	$1,882

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,644	6.0%
5 to 17	4,273	15.6%
18 to 24	2,017	7.4%
25 to 34	3,665	13.4%
35 to 44	3,336	12.2%
45 to 54	4,734	17.3%
55 to 64	3,672	13.4%
65 to 74	2,079	7.6%
75 and over	1,914	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,079	51.5%
Black or African American	3,178	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	2,789	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	335	1.2%
Two or more races	793	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,147	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,367	7.0%
High school graduate	4,967	25.6%
Some college or associate's	5,877	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,073	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,116	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit9.4%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,609	72.8%
Carpooled	992	6.8%
Public transit	1,376	9.4%
Walked	60	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,073	7.4%
Other means	466	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,115	23.1%
15 to 29 min	4,426	32.8%
30 to 44 min	2,256	16.7%
45 to 59 min	1,210	9.0%
60+ min	2,496	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 4.6% (1,253 of 27,103)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,334	71.5%
Nonfamily households	2,529	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,863	95.1%
Vacant	460	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,543	85.1%
Renter-occupied	1,320	14.9%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,561	81.1%
1-unit, attached	711	7.6%
2 to 4 units	421	4.5%
5 to 19 units	246	2.6%
20 or more units	338	3.6%
Mobile home & other	46	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3619972
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7614, -73.3217

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