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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Island Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Island Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The overall 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, and the average American community has 21.84%.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Island Park's cultural character, accounting for 24.92% of the village’s population.

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