Bemus Point vs Sunset Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Bemus Point and Sunset Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Bemus Point and Sunset Bay are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sunset Bay has the higher population (392 vs 206 in Bemus Point). Bemus Point has the higher median home value ($372,700 vs $215,400 in Sunset Bay). Since 2019, Bemus Point's population has grown faster (-19.5% vs -33.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
Population	206	392
Median age	57.6 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,000	—
Median home value	$372,700	$215,400
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	227	355
Homeownership rate	67.9%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
Population	256 → 206 (-19.5%)	592 → 392 (-33.8%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $86,000 (+121.9%)	$68,281 → $64,500 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$195,800 → $372,700 (+90.3%)	$99,500 → $215,400 (+116.5%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $750 (+36.4%)	—

Bemus Point

Population

256206

Median household income

$38,750$86,000

Median home value

$195,800$372,700

Median gross rent

$550$750

Sunset Bay

Population

592392

Median household income

$68,281$64,500

Median home value

$99,500$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	3.9%	5.9%
18 to 24	11.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	6.6%
35 to 44	3.4%	6.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.1%
55 to 64	39.3%	18.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	27.3%
75 and over	13.1%	23.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
No high school diploma	4.0%	26.2%
High school graduate	9.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
Drove alone	84.5%	27.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	31.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	26.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
1-unit, detached	64.3%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Bemus Point	Sunset Bay
Poverty rate	11.7%	35.2%
Average household size	1.84	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1956	1958