Brightwaters is located at . It contains Wohseepee Park in northern Brightwaters, the Brightwaters Canal directly south of Montauk Highway, and four lakes directly north of Montauk Highway: Cascades Lake, Mirror Lake, Lagoon Lake and Nosrekca Lake. The village businesses are located at the intersection of Windsor Avenue and Orinoco Drive. These geographic features make up the three districts of the village; the Canal District, the Lakes District and the Wohseepee Park District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and, or 2.26%, is water. Brightwaters residents are served by the Bay ShoreSchool District, and have a ZIP code that is distinct from the Bay Shore Postal District.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,248 people, 1,127 households, and 912 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,299.2 people per square mile. There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 1,162.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 95.23% White, 1.57% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population. There were 1,127 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couplesliving together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family hi size was 3.20. In the village, the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the village in 2016 was $146,892, and the median income for a family was $121,569 About 0.8% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Rick Lazio, congressman, 2000 Senatorial candidate, and former gubernatorial candidate
