New Hyde Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,220 people and nine associated neighborhoods, New Hyde Park is the 181st largest community in New York.

New Hyde Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but New Hyde Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, New Hyde Park is also a village of artists. New Hyde Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Hyde Park’s character.

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

A relatively large number of people in New Hyde Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In addition, New Hyde Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, New Hyde Park is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Hyde Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Hyde Park perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in New Hyde Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.44 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.

Even though New Hyde 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 citizens of New Hyde Park are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.35% of adults in New Hyde Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Hyde Park in 2022 was $64,210, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $256,840 for a family of four.

New Hyde Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call New Hyde Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Hyde Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Hyde Park include Italian, Irish, German, Greek, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of New Hyde Park's cultural character, accounting for 30.91% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in New Hyde Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Langs. of India.