Roslyn vs South Hempstead

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

Roslyn 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 2,955 in Roslyn). South Hempstead has the higher median household income ($175,741 vs $123,725 in Roslyn). Roslyn has the higher median home value ($623,800 vs $595,400 in South Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
Population	2,955	3,350
Median age	58.9 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$123,725	$175,741
Median home value	$623,800	$595,400
Median gross rent	$2,172	$2,588
Housing units	1,438	1,166
Homeownership rate	60.4%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.3%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
Population	2,855 → 2,955 (+3.5%)	3,184 → 3,350 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$110,029 → $123,725 (+12.4%)	$121,597 → $175,741 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$450,000 → $623,800 (+38.6%)	$434,500 → $595,400 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,521 → $2,172 (-13.8%)	$2,522 → $2,588 (+2.6%)

Roslyn

Population

2,8552,955

Median household income

$110,029$123,725

Median home value

$450,000$623,800

Median gross rent

$2,521$2,172

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)

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
Under 5	0.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	6.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.0%
75 and over	25.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	57.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
No high school diploma	2.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	8.8%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	45.5%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
Drove alone	58.6%	62.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	8.1%
Public transit	17.4%	13.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
1-unit, detached	39.3%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Roslyn	South Hempstead
Poverty rate	8.8%	1.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1956	1953