Bellport is a very small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,195 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bellport is the 561st largest community in New York. Bellport home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Bellport real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bellport is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bellport is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellport who work in management occupations (12.99%), teaching (11.71%), and business and financial occupations (10.22%). Of important note, Bellport is also a village of artists. Bellport has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bellport’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Bellport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. One of the nice things about Bellport is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. In Bellport, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Bellport is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Bellport is a pretty powerful place. 68.82% of the adults in Bellport have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Bellport in 2022 was $98,253, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $393,012 for a family of four. Bellport is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bellport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bellport include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Bellport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Urdu and Spanish.
