Oyster Bay (CDP), New York

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Oyster Bay is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA

Oyster Bay is in the Town of Oyster Bay.

[edit] Geography

Oyster Bay is located at 40°52′1″N, 73°31′55″W (40.867105, -73.532038)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (23.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,815 households, and 1,731 families residing in the area. The population density was 2,142.7/km² (5,554.1/mi²). There were 2,898 housing units at an average density of 909.7/km² (2,358.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 90.51% White, 3.16% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.17% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.25% of the population.

There were 2,815 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the area the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the area was $57,993, and the median income for a family was $73,500. Males had a median income of $51,968 versus $41,926 for females. The per capita income for the area was $34,730. About 3.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.