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 4,976 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.53% 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.

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 34.98 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.

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.

In terms of college education, Island Park is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.10% of adults in Island Park have a college degree.

The per capita income in Island Park in 2022 was $49,264, 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 $197,056 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 24.59% 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 23.64% of the village’s population.

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