Bayport is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,657 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bayport is the 241st largest community in New York.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bayport is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bayport is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bayport who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.12%), sales jobs (13.10%), and management occupations (11.72%).

In addition, Bayport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Bayport is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bayport really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bayport perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the nice things about Bayport is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Bayport, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Bayport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bayport Information and Demographics

The citizens of Bayport are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.43% of adults in Bayport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bayport in 2000 was $31,638, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,552 for a family of four.

The people who call Bayport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bayport is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bayport include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Bayport is English. Some people also speak Spanish.