Island Park is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,019 people and two associated neighborhoods, Island Park is the 326th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Island Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Also of interest is that Island Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Island Park is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Island Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.66 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

In Island Park, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Island Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Island Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.46% of adults in Island Park have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Island Park in 2022 was $50,617, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,468 for a family of four. However, Island Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Island Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Island Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Island Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Island Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.59% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Island Park include Italian, Irish, German, Yugoslavian, and Polish.

In addition, Island Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.92%).

The most common language spoken in Island Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.