Mineola vs West Hempstead

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

Mineola 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.

Mineola has the higher population (21,082 vs 20,762 in West Hempstead). West Hempstead has the higher median household income ($160,280 vs $138,385 in Mineola). West Hempstead has the higher median home value ($626,100 vs $624,300 in Mineola).

Population, income & housing

	Mineola	West Hempstead
Population	21,082	20,762
Median age	41.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$138,385	$160,280
Median home value	$624,300	$626,100
Median gross rent	$2,269	$3,228
Housing units	9,004	6,277
Homeownership rate	65.5%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineola	West Hempstead
Population	19,186 → 21,082 (+9.9%)	19,864 → 20,762 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$100,891 → $138,385 (+37.2%)	$120,747 → $160,280 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$512,800 → $624,300 (+21.7%)	$461,300 → $626,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,759 → $2,269 (+29.0%)	$1,923 → $3,228 (+67.9%)

Mineola

Population

19,18621,082

Median household income

$100,891$138,385

Median home value

$512,800$624,300

Median gross rent

$1,759$2,269

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)

	Mineola	West Hempstead
Under 5	4.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.9%
75 and over	7.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineola	West Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	56.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	14.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineola	West Hempstead
No high school diploma	12.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	15.0%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineola	West Hempstead
Drove alone	55.0%	63.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.1%
Public transit	16.3%	11.2%
Walked	4.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.8%	14.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineola	West Hempstead
1-unit, detached	55.6%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	2.8%
20 or more units	24.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Mineola	West Hempstead
Poverty rate	6.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.44	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	32	37
Median year structure built	1954	1952