Bay Shore is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 29,244 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Bay Shore is the 50th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Bay Shore are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bay Shore use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bay Shore‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

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: 29.74% of adults in Bay Shore have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bay Shore in 2022 was $40,727, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,908 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bay Shore, accounting for 38.90% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bay Shore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bay Shore include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Haitian.

Bay Shore also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.22%.

The most common language spoken in Bay Shore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.