| Official Name: | Baywood, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York Long Island#New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Long Island and within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.92 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7726 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1305.02 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3379.70 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Elevation Ft: | 59 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7514°N -73.2906°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 11706 |
| Area Code: | 631, 934 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-05039 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979700 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Subdivision Name3: | Islip |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Baywood is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 7,350 at the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,571 people, 2,252 households, and 1,880 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3371sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,317 housing units at an average density of 1031.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.49% White, 9.60% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 10.12% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the CDP was $20,978. About 5.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
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.
Baywood is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Brentwood Union Free School District.[5] As such, all children who reside within the hamlet and attend public schools go to Brentwood's schools.