Elmont vs Hempstead

A side-by-side comparison of Elmont and Hempstead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hempstead has the higher population (58,569 vs 36,436 in Elmont). Elmont has the higher median household income ($120,917 vs $82,454 in Hempstead). Elmont has the higher median home value ($576,800 vs $442,100 in Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Elmont	Hempstead
Population	36,436	58,569
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,917	$82,454
Median home value	$576,800	$442,100
Median gross rent	$2,434	$1,649
Housing units	10,419	18,836
Homeownership rate	79.5%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmont	Hempstead
Population	35,824 → 36,436 (+1.7%)	55,300 → 58,569 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$104,671 → $120,917 (+15.5%)	$62,569 → $82,454 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$402,400 → $576,800 (+43.3%)	$321,200 → $442,100 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,779 → $2,434 (+36.8%)	$1,450 → $1,649 (+13.7%)

Elmont

Population

35,82436,436

Median household income

$104,671$120,917

Median home value

$402,400$576,800

Median gross rent

$1,779$2,434

Hempstead

Population

55,30058,569

Median household income

$62,569$82,454

Median home value

$321,200$442,100

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmont	Hempstead
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	16.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.2%
75 and over	5.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmont	Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	4.8%
Black or African American	41.3%	43.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	15.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	45.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmont	Hempstead
No high school diploma	13.9%	23.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmont	Hempstead
Drove alone	67.0%	57.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	13.1%
Public transit	14.6%	18.6%
Walked	2.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.5%
Other means	2.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmont	Hempstead
1-unit, detached	80.8%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	34.7%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Elmont	Hempstead
Poverty rate	4.2%	14.8%
Average household size	3.65	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	41	33
Median year structure built	1952	1957