thumb|right|Lido West Town Park – one of several beaches in Lido Beach

Lido Beach is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. Located on the Long Beach Barrier Island, it is a suburb of the City of Long Beach, and is in the immediate metropolitan area. The population was 2,719 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Lido Beach was developed by William H. Reynolds, in the early 1900s. The 39-year-old former state senator and real estate developer had already developed four Brooklyn neighborhoods (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and South Brownsville), as well as Coney Island's Dreamland, the world's largest amusement park. Reynolds also owned a theater and produced plays.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 59.62%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Lido Beach had a population of 2,719, with 1,161 households and 813 families residing in the CDP. The median age was 54.5 years. 15.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 29.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males age 18 and over. The population density was . There were 1,302 housing units at an average density of .

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 2,522 || 92.8%

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| Black or African American || 10 || 0.4%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0.0%

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| Asian || 52 || 1.9%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 13 || 0.5%

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| Two or more races || 122 || 4.5%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 148 || 5.4%

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Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the CDP was $172,857, and the median income for a family was $107,365. Males had a median income of $77,193 versus $68,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $47,604. About 1.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Activities and attractions at Lido Beach include:

  • Areas for barbecuing, picnicking, and large gatherings, "with long picnic tables shaded by canopies"
  • Carts are available for beachgoers to tote their gear (e.g., coolers and chairs) down to the "sandy beach shore"

Notable people

(Alphabetized by surname)

  • Lester Bernstein, former editor-in-chief of Newsweek
  • Rick Rubin, hip hop producer
  • Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Democratic politician
  • The movie, Still Alice (2014), was partially filmed in Lido Beach.
  • The movie The Godfather was partially filmed at the Lido Beach Hotel in 1969.
  • The movie Teenage Mother was filmed in Lido Beach and Long Beach in the late 1960s.
  • The alternative rock band Lido Beach is named after the town. Singer/guitarist Scott Waldman is from Lido and previously played bass for The City Drive.

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