CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Island Park

New York · 4,860 residents · 0.45 sq mi

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Island Park is home to 4,860 people in New York. The typical home is worth $170,500. Renters pay $782 a month at the median. Households here earn about 37% more than in New York as a whole. The median household earns $45,020, about 49% above the national median. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,860

+3%vs 2000

vs 4,732 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(251)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.7%(178)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(330)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(345)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(869)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(809)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(512)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(492)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(305)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(253)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(158)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,020

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,041

−23%vs 2000

vs $22,116 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$170,500

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $192,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$782

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $967 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

42.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(3,694)

Black0.7%(31)

Hispanic / Latino18.3%(864)

Asian1.1%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(4,679)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(410)

Asian1.7%(82)

Other2%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American6.9%(345)

Puerto Rican4.6%(231)

Colombian4.4%(221)

Central American3.8%(188)

Salvadoran3.1%(153)

Dominican2.5%(124)

Peruvian2.2%(109)

Spaniard0.8%(38)

Honduran0.7%(35)

Mexican0.6%(30)

Chilean0.3%(15)

Cuban0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese1.3%(63)

Filipino0.4%(21)

Ancestry

Italian20.5%(1,019)

Irish18.5%(922)

American8.9%(441)

German7.3%(364)

Polish4.2%(210)

English1.7%(86)

Arab1.2%(62)

Romanian1.1%(54)

French1.1%(53)

West Indian1%(48)

Greek0.8%(38)

Jamaican0.7%(37)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.6%(29)

Russian0.6%(28)

Swedish0.6%(28)

Armenian0.4%(19)

Israeli0.3%(16)

Scottish0.3%(16)

British0.3%(15)

Haitian0.2%(11)

Croatian0.2%(10)

Portuguese0.2%(9)

Norwegian0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 22.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.9%(737)

Married49.9%(921)

Widowed2.8%(52)

Divorced7.4%(137)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(804)

Married42.9%(1,012)

Widowed9.4%(222)

Divorced13.6%(321)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.6%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era63.1%(70)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 111 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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