Island Park is a very small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,969 people and two associated neighborhoods, Island Park is the 326th largest community in New York.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.76% 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.

One of the nice things about Island Park is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Island Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.11 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.

Despite being a small village, Island 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 Island Park citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.16% of adults in Island Park have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Island Park in 2022 was $42,123, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,492 for a family of four. However, Island Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Island Park is an extremely 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 32.91% 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 31.07% of the village’s population.

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