Deer Park is a city of 27,990 people in New York. Households here earn about 59% more than in New York as a whole. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Median household income runs $137,105, well clear of the $82,259 US median. There are 4,537 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $137,105, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Deer Park
What changed most since 1990
White share86.1% → 48.3%(−37.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.8% → 38.4%(+23.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share5.0% → 22.8%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.6%(155)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(153)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.4%(256)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.4%(172)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.1%(48)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 935 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Deer Park, decade by decade
Deer Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
28,840
$115,484
$386,171
14.8%
31.3
2000
28,316
$109,762
$316,421
19.6%
45.6
2010
27,745
$112,676
$566,221
23.5%
63.8
2020
28,837
$128,611
$466,635
36.1%
82.0
2024
27,990
$137,105
$543,500
38.4%
85.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
