Roosevelt vs West Hempstead

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

Roosevelt 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 19,636 in Roosevelt). West Hempstead has the higher median household income ($160,280 vs $135,158 in Roosevelt). West Hempstead has the higher median home value ($626,100 vs $454,100 in Roosevelt).

Population, income & housing

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
Population	19,636	20,762
Median age	33.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,158	$160,280
Median home value	$454,100	$626,100
Median gross rent	$2,579	$3,228
Housing units	4,609	6,277
Homeownership rate	76.3%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
Population	16,899 → 19,636 (+16.2%)	19,864 → 20,762 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$90,423 → $135,158 (+49.5%)	$120,747 → $160,280 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$309,100 → $454,100 (+46.9%)	$461,300 → $626,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,811 → $2,579 (+42.4%)	$1,923 → $3,228 (+67.9%)

Roosevelt

Population

16,89919,636

Median household income

$90,423$135,158

Median home value

$309,100$454,100

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,579

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)

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
Under 5	7.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.9%
75 and over	3.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	56.6%
Black or African American	51.5%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
No high school diploma	15.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	34.0%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
Drove alone	60.3%	63.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.1%
Public transit	13.7%	11.2%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.9%	14.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
1-unit, detached	79.0%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Roosevelt	West Hempstead
Poverty rate	4.1%	4.0%
Average household size	4.37	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	35	37
Median year structure built	1953	1952