New Hyde Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,161 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.47% 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.

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 36.31 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, 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.

New Hyde Park is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.99% of adults in New Hyde Park have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in New Hyde Park in 2022 was $60,050, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $240,200 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. New Hyde Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.11% of the village’s residents. 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 30.84% of the village’s population.

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