Blue Point, New York

Blue Point, New York
CDP
U.S. Census Map
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Area
• Total	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Land	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,407
• Density	2,474.5/sq mi (955.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11715
Area code	631
FIPS code	36-07069
GNIS feature ID	0944323

Blue Point is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2000 census. Blue Point is in the Town of Brookhaven. Blue Point is not actually home to the Blue Point Brewing Company, a microbrewery, which is actually located in a neighboring town of Patchogue.

Geography

Blue Point, Long Island, by Alfred Thompson Bricher - 1888

Blue Point is located at 40°45′1″N 73°2′4″W

(40.750374, -73.034580)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.56% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,407 people, 1,571 households, and 1,178 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,474.5 per square mile (955.9/km²). There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of 934.3/sq mi (360.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.41% White, 0.68% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.36% of the population.

There were 1,571 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,333, and the median income for a family was $76,004. Males had a median income of $51,265 versus $34,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,135. About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.