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". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, New Hyde Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New Hyde Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New Hyde Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New Hyde Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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.

Despite being a small village, New Hyde Park has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of New Hyde Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in New Hyde Park, 48.35% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.

In addition, New Hyde Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.91%).

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