East Massapequa vs West Hempstead

A side-by-side comparison of East Massapequa and West Hempstead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Hempstead has the higher population (20,762 vs 20,142 in East Massapequa). West Hempstead has the higher median household income ($160,280 vs $145,875 in East Massapequa). West Hempstead has the higher median home value ($626,100 vs $596,700 in East Massapequa).

Population, income & housing

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
Population	20,142	20,762
Median age	45.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$145,875	$160,280
Median home value	$596,700	$626,100
Median gross rent	$1,344	$3,228
Housing units	7,125	6,277
Homeownership rate	90.2%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.9%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
Population	17,622 → 20,142 (+14.3%)	19,864 → 20,762 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$106,790 → $145,875 (+36.6%)	$120,747 → $160,280 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$442,200 → $596,700 (+34.9%)	$461,300 → $626,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,009 → $1,344 (-33.1%)	$1,923 → $3,228 (+67.9%)

East Massapequa

Population

17,62220,142

Median household income

$106,790$145,875

Median home value

$442,200$596,700

Median gross rent

$2,009$1,344

West Hempstead

Population

19,86420,762

Median household income

$120,747$160,280

Median home value

$461,300$626,100

Median gross rent

$1,923$3,228

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
Under 5	5.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.9%
75 and over	8.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	56.6%
Black or African American	15.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
No high school diploma	2.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
Drove alone	67.8%	63.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.1%
Public transit	11.4%	11.2%
Walked	2.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.7%	14.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
1-unit, detached	84.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Massapequa	West Hempstead
Poverty rate	2.7%	4.0%
Average household size	2.86	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1958	1952