Deer Park, Illinois


Deer Park is a village in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 3,200 at the 2010 census. 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 of 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

Deer Park is located at.
According to the 2010 census, Deer Park has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,102 people, 989 households, and 899 families living in the village. The population density was 850.7 people per square mile. There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 277.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 95.97% White, 0.58% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
There were 989 households out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the village, the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $149,233, and the median income for a family was $166,838. Males had a median income over $100,000 versus $66,458 for females. The per capita income for the village was $61,429. About 0.8% of families and 0.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five 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.