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Population (year 2000): 3,248. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,212 (-1.1% change)
 

Males: 1,571  (48.4%)
Females: 1,677  (51.6%)

Suffolk County

Median resident age:  38.4 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 11718.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $104,600 (it was $88,556 in 2000)
Brightwaters  $104,600
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $550,100 (it was $247,100 in 2000)
Brightwaters  $550,100
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Brightwaters:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (40.0%), Italian (31.8%), German (15.9%), English (11.2%), Polish (5.5%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1916

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 3296 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brightwaters

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brightwaters village

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

134 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This village:  4.1%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brightwaters:  2.7% ($6,709)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brentwood, NY (4.4 miles , pop. 53,917).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Islip, NY (5.2 miles , pop. 322,612).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (38.1 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: West Bay Shore, NY (0.9 miles ), Bay Shore, NY (1.0 miles ), West Islip, NY (2.2 miles ), North Bay Shore, NY (2.6 miles ), Baywood, NY (2.7 miles ), Islip, NY (3.4 miles ), North Babylon, NY (3.9 miles ), Brentwood, NY (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $176,900
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $178,300
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $289,900
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $207,500
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $298,600
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $390,600
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $231,900
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 40.72 N, Longitude: 73.27 W


11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 631

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Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-1.2%).


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Most common industries for males:
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)


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Brightwaters-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.7 miles away from the Brightwaters village center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the village center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brightwaters:
  • SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WEST ISLIP, NY)
  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 5 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brightwaters:
  • REPUBLIC (about 10 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 13 miles; ISLIP, NY; ID: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brightwaters:
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 16 miles; BAYPORT, NY; ID: 23N)
  • BROOKHAVEN (about 30 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; ID: HWV)
  • SANDS POINT (about 31 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; ID: 7N3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brightwaters:
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 5 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 10 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 13 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 19 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 24 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
Library in Brightwaters:
  • BAY SHORE-BRIGHTWATERS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,018,961; Location: ONE SOUTH COUNTRY ROAD; 191,584 books; 14,042 audio materials; 4,472 video materials; 270 serial subscriptions)

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Lakes: Cascades Lake (A), Mirror Lake (B), Nosreka Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brightwaters include: Walker Park (1), Wohseepee Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Bay Shore;-Brightwaters Public Brary (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1 South Country Road).

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.9 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  81.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.0%
Whole state:  7.4%

Brightwaters compared to New York state average:

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Brightwaters (2007 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Brightwaters Branch at Orinoco Drive & Pine Acres Boulevard, branch established on 1960-08-20. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.



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Brightwaters government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $510,000
    Parks & Recreation: $178,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $475,000
    Solid Waste Management: $386,000
    Parks & Recreation: $332,000
    Fire Protection: $183,000
    Regular Highways: $113,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $110,000
    Central Staff Services: $93,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $63,000
    Health Services - Other: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    General Public Buildings: $19,000
    Parking Facilities: $11,000
    Police Protection: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $605,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $105,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
    Interest Earnings: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $385,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $61,000
    General Support: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,183,000
    NEC: $140,000
    Public Utilities: $88,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $587,000

3.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.51%
New York average:  5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Nassau County, NY  1.20% ($70,321 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY  0.53% ($55,872)
from Kings County, NY  0.22% ($49,055)


4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.63%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($566 average AGI)
Suffolk County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nassau County, NY  0.69% ($62,846 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY  0.32% ($44,140)
to New York County, NY  0.23% ($98,372)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brightwaters:
  • WLIE (540 AM; 3 kW; ISLIP, NY; Owner: LONG ISLAND MULTIMEDIA, LLC.)
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLIM (1580 AM; 10 kW; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WHLI (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WNYG (1440 AM; 1 kW; BABYLON, NY; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brightwaters:
  • WBZO (103.1 FM; BAY SHORE, NY; Owner: MID-ISLAND BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMJC (94.3 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: IW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
  • WFRS (88.9 FM; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W217AF (91.3 FM; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WALK-FM (97.5 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBAB (102.3 FM; BABYLON, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXBA (88.1 FM; BRENTWOOD, NY; Owner: BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WUSB (90.1 FM; STONY BROOK, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WBLI (106.1 FM; PATCHOGUE, NY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W289AD (105.7 FM; SELDEN, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Brightwaters:
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTY (Channel 67; SMITHTOWN, NY; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WLIW (Channel 21; GARDEN CITY, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WLNY (Channel 55; RIVERHEAD, NY; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • W27CB (Channel 27; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)

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