North Bay Shore

Population: 20,501
Median household income: $117,893
Median home value: $449,900

North Bay Shore is a community in Suffolk County, New York, home to 20,501 residents. Its median household income of $117,893 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $128,329.

From 2019 to 2023, North Bay Shore's population declined 5.4% from 21,679 to 20,501, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $298,400 to $449,900.

72.6% of workers drive to work alone. 85.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,501
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,893
Median home value: $449,900
Median gross rent: $1,664
Housing units: 4,847
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,67920,501

Median household income

$89,275$117,893

Median home value

$298,400$449,900

Median gross rent

$1,709$1,664

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,679	$89,275	$298,400	$1,709
2020	19,728	$88,009	$314,400	$1,664
2021	18,524	$87,535	$342,100	$1,576
2022	18,392	$104,004	$393,400	$1,422
2023	20,501	$117,893	$449,900	$1,664

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,144	5.6%
5 to 17	3,676	17.9%
18 to 24	2,137	10.4%
25 to 34	3,360	16.4%
35 to 44	3,150	15.4%
45 to 54	2,843	13.9%
55 to 64	1,943	9.5%
65 to 74	1,291	6.3%
75 and over	957	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,291	11.2%
Black or African American	2,286	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	822	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	891	4.3%
Two or more races	464	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,713	66.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.5%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,591	26.5%
High school graduate	4,726	34.9%
Some college or associate's	3,415	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,398	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	414	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit4.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means7.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,081	72.6%
Carpooled	1,408	12.6%
Public transit	526	4.7%
Walked	47	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	202	1.8%
Other means	874	7.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,772	25.3%
15 to 29 min	4,574	41.8%
30 to 44 min	1,959	17.9%
45 to 59 min	803	7.3%
60+ min	828	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 4.53
Poverty rate: 6.7% (1,359 of 20,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,901	86.3%
Nonfamily households	618	13.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,519	93.2%
Vacant	328	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,740	82.8%
Renter-occupied	779	17.2%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,124	85.1%
1-unit, attached	235	4.8%
2 to 4 units	227	4.7%
5 to 19 units	107	2.2%
20 or more units	146	3.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3651495
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7602, -73.2617

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