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Population (year 2000): 4,732. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,741 (+0.2% change)
Males: 2,242 (47.4%), Females: 2,490 (52.6%)
Nassau County
Zip code:
11558
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $57,813 (year 2000)
Median house value: $185,400 (year 2000)
Races in Island Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
- Hispanic (18.3%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- Black (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (37.1%), Irish (23.6%),
German (11.0%), English (4.0%), Polish (3.6%), French (2.5%).
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Island Park
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Island Park village
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 7.9%
19.4% Foreign born (10.0% Latin America, 6.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -12 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Island Park:
- LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LONG
BEACH, NY)
- SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
OCEANSIDE, NY)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ROCKVILLE
CENTRE, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Island Park:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
- REPUBLIC (about 20 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Island Park:
- FLUSHING (about 16 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- SANDS POINT (about 17 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- EVERS (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak stations near Island Park:
- 10 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 19 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Island Park:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY;
FT enrollment: 10,842)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13
miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,431)
- ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK (about 13 miles;
JAMAICA, NY; FT enrollment: 15,070)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
14 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 14 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
Public primary/middle schools in Island Park:
- FRANCIS X. HEGARTY ES (Students: 424;
Location: 100 RADCLIFFE RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MS (Students: 371;
Location: 150 TRAFALGAR BLVD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Island Park:
- ISLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$699,550; Location: 99 RADCLIFFE ROAD; 71,024 books;
2,350 audio materials; 2,423 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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