Port Washington North vs South Hempstead

A side-by-side comparison of Port Washington North and South Hempstead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Hempstead has the higher population (3,350 vs 3,159 in Port Washington North). South Hempstead has the higher median household income ($175,741 vs $131,875 in Port Washington North). Port Washington North has the higher median home value ($1,044,500 vs $595,400 in South Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
Population	3,159	3,350
Median age	54.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$131,875	$175,741
Median home value	$1,044,500	$595,400
Median gross rent	$2,481	$2,588
Housing units	1,520	1,166
Homeownership rate	64.7%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.1%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
Population	3,200 → 3,159 (-1.3%)	3,184 → 3,350 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$114,808 → $131,875 (+14.9%)	$121,597 → $175,741 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$816,900 → $1,044,500 (+27.9%)	$434,500 → $595,400 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,992 → $2,481 (+24.5%)	$2,522 → $2,588 (+2.6%)

Port Washington North

Population

3,2003,159

Median household income

$114,808$131,875

Median home value

$816,900$1,044,500

Median gross rent

$1,992$2,481

South Hempstead

Population

3,1843,350

Median household income

$121,597$175,741

Median home value

$434,500$595,400

Median gross rent

$2,522$2,588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
Under 5	2.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	5.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	19.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.0%
75 and over	23.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	57.5%
Black or African American	4.1%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
No high school diploma	0.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	15.5%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.0%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
Drove alone	49.5%	62.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	8.1%
Public transit	26.4%	13.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.1%	13.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
1-unit, detached	56.6%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Washington North	South Hempstead
Poverty rate	3.7%	1.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	43	34
Median year structure built	1969	1953