Baywood is a

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and

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(CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on

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, in New York, United States. The population was 7,350 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,571 people, 2,252 households, and 1,880 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,317 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.49%

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, 9.60%

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, 0.25% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.07%

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, 10.12% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 23.23% of the population. There were 2,252 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were

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living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.56. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,294, and the median income for a family was $62,037. Males had a median income of $39,926 versus $30,609 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,978. About 5.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Baywood is served by the Long Island Railroad at the Deer Park station, as well as Suffolk County Transit bus routes along Pine Aire Drive and Bay Shore Road.

Education

Baywood is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Brentwood Union Free School District.
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/ref> As such, all children who reside within the hamlet and attend public schools go to Brentwood's schools.

References

{{authority control Islip (town), New York Census-designated places in New York (state) Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York