Deer Park is a village in Lake and Cook counties, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,681. The village is one of the few left in the Chicago area that enjoy a green belt which is bordered by two large natural areas providing outdoor recreation and open space. The village is home to popular shopping and dining destinations: Deer Park Town Center and the Town Center Promenade. The town is also home to the Vehe Farm, an Illinois Centennial Farm.
Residential zoning is mainly single-family homes with lot sizes of or more. Upscale townhomes are available near the Deer Park Center. The Metra/Chicago & Northwestern train line provides commuter service to Chicago with stations in nearby Barrington and Palatine.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Deer Park has a total area of , of which (or 97.31%) is land and (or 2.69%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Deer Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)2,9352,8913,11994.62%90.34%84.73%Black or African American alone (NH)1828230.58%0.88%0.62%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1060.03%0.00%0.16%Asian alone (NH)751362882.42%4.25%7.82%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)1100.03%0.03%0.00%Other race alone (NH)5050.16%0.00%0.14%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)20341180.64%1.06%3.21%Hispanic or Latino (any race)471101221.52%3.44%3.31%Total3,1023,2003,681100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Deer Park had a population of 3,681. The population density was . There were 1,451 housing units at an average density of .
The median age was 48.1 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,329 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 72.1% were married-couple households, 11.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,451 housing units, of which 8.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.8%.
Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $161,422, and the median income for a family was $192,708. Males had a median income of $117,120 versus $76,635 for females. The per capita income for the village was $73,578. About 0.3% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Education There are no public schools in Deer Park, but it is served by either Isaac Fox Elementary School, Lake Zurich Middle School South and Lake Zurich High School or Arnett Lines Elementary School, Barrington Middle School Prairie Campus and Barrington High School.
References
External links Official website