East Hills vs Hewlett

A side-by-side comparison of East Hills and Hewlett: population, income, housing, and more.

East Hills and Hewlett are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hewlett has the higher population (7,599 vs 7,249 in East Hills). East Hills has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $135,139 in Hewlett). East Hills has the higher median home value ($1,371,600 vs $609,800 in Hewlett).

Population, income & housing

	East Hills	Hewlett
Population	7,249	7,599
Median age	41.7 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$135,139
Median home value	$1,371,600	$609,800
Median gross rent	—	$2,295
Housing units	2,310	2,542
Homeownership rate	100.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.0%	59.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hills	Hewlett
Population	7,147 → 7,249 (+1.4%)	6,802 → 7,599 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$224,583 → $250,001 (+11.3%)	$103,177 → $135,139 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$1,055,300 → $1,371,600 (+30.0%)	$464,300 → $609,800 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,718 → $2,295 (+33.6%)

East Hills

Population

7,1477,249

Median household income

$224,583$250,001

Median home value

$1,055,300$1,371,600

Hewlett

Population

6,8027,599

Median household income

$103,177$135,139

Median home value

$464,300$609,800

Median gross rent

$1,718$2,295

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hills	Hewlett
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.8%
75 and over	4.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hills	Hewlett
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	70.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.1%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hills	Hewlett
No high school diploma	2.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	4.0%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	12.8%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	46.0%	24.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hills	Hewlett
Drove alone	47.4%	55.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.8%
Public transit	21.4%	14.3%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	24.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hills	Hewlett
1-unit, detached	99.5%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Hills	Hewlett
Poverty rate	3.0%	5.9%
Average household size	3.21	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	47	41
Median year structure built	1956	1951