| Official Name: | North Bellport, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | North Bellport |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location 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: | 12.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 11900 |
| Population Density Km2: | 935.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2424.12 |
| Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation M: | 14 |
| Elevation Ft: | 46 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7828°N -72.9519°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 11713 |
| Area Code: | 631, 934 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-51528 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0958685 |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brookhaven |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
North Bellport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 11,545 at the 2010 census.[2]
North Bellport was built by the Hagerman Land Company, named after the neighboring hamlet of Hagerman. Originally a predominantly white community, North Bellport was blockbusted during the early 1960s, resulting in a major influx of African Americans into the community. In 1962, the community was the subject of first of several notable court cases concerning the practice of blockbusting by real estate agents in New York.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.8km2, all land.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 9,007 people, 2,349 households, and 2,036 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1937.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,520 housing units at an average density of 542.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 15% White, 60% African American, 1.50% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 7.28% from other races, and 5.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30% of the population.
There were 2,349 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 3.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,145, and the median income for a family was $56,140. Males had a median income of $38,099 versus $27,939 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,733. About 11.5% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
North Bellport is located entirely within the boundaries of the South Country Central School District.[5] As such, all children residing in North Bellport who attend public schools go to South Country's schools.
North Bellport is located within the boundaries of the South Country Library District.
The Long Island Rail Road's Bellport station on the Montauk Branch is located within the hamlet. North Bellport is also served by Suffolk County Transit buses.