Housing data for Bay Park, NY
Bay Park, NY has an estimated 1,510 residents and 601 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Nassau County.
4.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,510 (±487)
- Housing units
- 601 (±176)
- Households that rent
- 4.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −2.6%
What stands out in Bay Park
Households that rent: 4.0% (±6.3 points) in Bay Park, lower than in Nassau County (18.1%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±11.8 points) in Bay Park, lower than in Nassau County (12.9%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 6.5% (±6.4 points) in Bay Park, lower than in Nassau County (26.5%).
Median home value: $440,500 (±$140,575) in Bay Park, lower than in Nassau County ($684,700).
Housing in Bay Park at a glance
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 4.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $101,875 median household income
- Home values: $440,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,201 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 52.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 83.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 47.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −2.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 11.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 5.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bay Park against Nassau County, its state and the nation
| Bay Park | Nassau County | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,510 (±487) | 1,389,591 (exact) | 19,852,366 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 601 (±176) | 479,044 (±353) | 8,585,241 (±652) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 4.0% (±6.3 points) | 18.1% (±0.5 points) | 45.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $2,252 (±$41) | $1,621 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $101,875 (±$26,502) | $146,202 (±$1,472) | $85,974 (±$402) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $440,500 (±$140,575) | $684,700 (±$2,833) | $423,800 (±$1,627) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $10,000 or more | $6,582 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 83.8% (±26.8 points) | 85.4% (±1.0 points) | 73.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 47.4 minutes (±15.8) | 36.0 minutes (±0.3) | 32.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.9% (±14.7 points) | 94.8% (±0.3 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 46.9 years (±11.0) | 42.0 years (±0.2) | 39.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Bay Park covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 3,008 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Bay Park has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,550 (±418) | 1,510 (±487) | −2.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 677 (±141) | 601 (±176) | −11.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $312,800 (±$57,031) | $440,500 (±$140,575) | +40.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,104 (±$584) | $3,201 (±$500) | +52.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 38.1% (±17.5 points) | 4.0% (±6.3 points) | −34.1 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±12.7 points) | 0.0% (±69.2 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Nassau County
Bay Park has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Nassau County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Nassau County recorded 137 violent and 874 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Bay Park
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11518 | 36% | 10,149 | $2,499 | $588,100 | $117,052 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Bay Park
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of East Rockaway | 0.8 mi | $2,416 | $621,300 | 20.6% |
| Village of Hewlett Harbor | 0.9 mi | — | $1,497,000 | 1.1% |
| Village of Hewlett Bay Park | 1.4 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 1.8% |
| Hewlett | 1.5 mi | $2,067 | $654,500 | 15.6% |
| Village of Hewlett Neck | 1.6 mi | — | $1,375,000 | 0.0% |
| Oceanside | 1.6 mi | $2,227 | $634,300 | 6.8% |
| Village of Lynbrook | 1.8 mi | $2,230 | $611,900 | 24.4% |
| Village of Island Park | 2.0 mi | $2,173 | $574,500 | 41.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Bay Park, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,964 | $2,285 | $2,689 | $3,458 | $3,671 |
HUD income limits for Bay Park, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $34,550 | $57,550 | $89,700 |
| 2 people | $39,450 | $65,750 | $102,500 |
| 3 people | $44,400 | $73,950 | $115,300 |
| 4 people | $49,300 | $82,150 | $128,100 |
| 5 people | $53,250 | $88,750 | $138,350 |
| 6 people | $57,200 | $95,300 | $148,600 |
| 7 people | $61,150 | $101,900 | $158,850 |
| 8 people | $65,100 | $108,450 | $169,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $164,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Bay Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside the Town of Hempstead, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Bay Park
What is the median household income in Bay Park?
The median household income in Bay Park is $101,875 (±$26,502) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Bay Park, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $440,500 (±$140,575) for owner-occupied homes in Bay Park (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Bay Park?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Bay Park, NY is $3,201 (±$500) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Bay Park?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Bay Park, NY is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Bay Park?
Bay Park, NY has an estimated 601 (±176) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Bay Park?
83.8% of homes in Bay Park, NY were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Bay Park growing?
In Bay Park, the number of residents went from 1,550 in 2015–2019 to 1,510 in 2020–2024 (−2.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Bay Park?
The ZIP code that covers Bay Park is 11518.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 11518?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 11518 is $2,499 (±$232) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bay Park CDP, New York
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bay Park CDP, New York (place:04891, in state:36).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .