Massapequa vs West Hempstead

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

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.

Massapequa has the higher population (21,822 vs 20,762 in West Hempstead). Massapequa has the higher median household income ($179,844 vs $160,280 in West Hempstead). Massapequa has the higher median home value ($661,900 vs $626,100 in West Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
Population	21,822	20,762
Median age	43.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$179,844	$160,280
Median home value	$661,900	$626,100
Median gross rent	$2,500	$3,228
Housing units	7,472	6,277
Homeownership rate	96.9%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.6%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
Population	21,784 → 21,822 (+0.2%)	19,864 → 20,762 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$132,133 → $179,844 (+36.1%)	$120,747 → $160,280 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$536,400 → $661,900 (+23.4%)	$461,300 → $626,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,268 → $2,500 (+10.2%)	$1,923 → $3,228 (+67.9%)

Massapequa

Population

21,78421,822

Median household income

$132,133$179,844

Median home value

$536,400$661,900

Median gross rent

$2,268$2,500

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)

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
Under 5	5.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.9%
75 and over	6.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	56.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
No high school diploma	2.9%	8.5%
High school graduate	19.1%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
Drove alone	67.2%	63.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.1%
Public transit	10.2%	11.2%
Walked	1.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.5%	14.4%
Other means	2.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
1-unit, detached	96.8%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Massapequa	West Hempstead
Poverty rate	2.9%	4.0%
Average household size	3.01	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	37	37
Median year structure built	1956	1952