Moving to Brightwaters, New York

Population: 3,248. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,251 (+0.1% change)
Males: 1,571 (48.4%), Females: 1,677 (51.6%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11718

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $88,556
Median house value: $247,100

Population by Race

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%)

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

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

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%

4.1% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

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

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brightwaters:

• SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
• GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WEST ISLIP, NY)
• PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 5 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brightwaters:

• REPUBLIC (about 10 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 13 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brightwaters:

• BAYPORT AERODROME (about 16 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
• BROOKHAVEN (about 30 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• SANDS POINT (about 31 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 13 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 19 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
• NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 24 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)

Libraries

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)