Brightwaters, New York demographics

Brightwaters, NY demographics: median age 41.8; 62.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brightwaters village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3608323. The survey estimates a population of 3,179 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brightwaters is 41.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 1,054 households (±61). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.8 ±1.8	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	858 ±160	27.0% ±5.0 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	452 ±97	14.2% ±3.1 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	1,343 ±152	42.2% ±4.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	526 ±93	16.5% ±2.9 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	1,548 ±90	48.7% ±2.8 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	1,631 ±89	51.3% ±2.8 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	2,759 ±198	86.8% ±6.2 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	96 ±73 · low precision	3.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	33 ±25 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	51 ±42 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	237 ±157 · low precision	7.5% ±4.9 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,974 ±111	93.6% ±3.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	205 ±108 · low precision	6.4% ±3.4 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	813 ±52	77.1% ±2.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	24 ±22 · low precision	2.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	43 ±27 · low precision	4.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	130 ±56	12.3% ±5.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	44 ±33 · low precision	4.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	432 ±53	41.0% ±4.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	622 ±88	59.0% ±7.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	130 ±56	12.3% ±5.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	348 ±75	33.0% ±6.8 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	212 ±74	20.1% ±7.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	264 ±67	25.0% ±6.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	88 ±38	8.3% ±3.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	12 ±18 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	3,036 ±53	95.5% ±1.4 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	143 ±48	4.5% ±1.5 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,068
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	2,886 ±80	94.1% ±2.1 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	90 ±53 · low precision	2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	24 ±34 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	35 ±29 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	4 ±7 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	5 ±7 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	24 ±26 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,139
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	18 ±53 · low precision	0.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	257 ±66	12.0% ±3.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	307 ±86	14.4% ±3.9 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	217 ±72	10.1% ±3.3 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	640 ±97	29.9% ±4.3 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	700 ±108	32.7% ±4.8 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,156
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	3,012 ±89	95.4% ±2.6 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	94 ±70 · low precision	3.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	34 ±34 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	16 ±18 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

0.6% of Brightwaters residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 98.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brightwaters	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.4% ±7.9 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Brightwaters . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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