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.

Housing costs in Island Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

A relatively large number of people in Island Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.76% 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.

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.

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.

The citizens of Island Park are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.16% of adults in Island Park having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Island Park in 2018 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.

In addition, Island Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.07%).

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