Bay Shore is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Bay Shore is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bay Shore area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
In terms of college education, Bay Shore is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.03% of adults in Bay Shore have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bay Shore in 2022 was $43,883, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,532 for a family of four. However, Bay Shore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bay Shore is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bay Shore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bay Shore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bay Shore also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.16% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bay Shore include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Haitian.
Bay Shore also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.69%.
The most common language spoken in Bay Shore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
