Hempstead vs Prairie View

A side-by-side comparison of Hempstead and Prairie View: population, income, housing, and more.

Hempstead and Prairie View are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Prairie View has the higher population (8,220 vs 5,899 in Hempstead). Hempstead has the higher median household income ($58,288 vs $19,106 in Prairie View). Prairie View has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $145,700 in Hempstead).

Population, income & housing

	Hempstead	Prairie View
Population	5,899	8,220
Median age	27.2 yrs	20.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,288	$19,106
Median home value	$145,700	$171,900
Median gross rent	$1,282	$837
Housing units	2,061	1,542
Homeownership rate	33.4%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hempstead	Prairie View
Population	7,691 → 5,899 (-23.3%)	6,678 → 8,220 (+23.1%)
Median household income	$35,688 → $58,288 (+63.3%)	$24,363 → $19,106 (-21.6%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $145,700 (+31.4%)	$168,200 → $171,900 (+2.2%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,282 (+46.5%)	$1,038 → $837 (-19.4%)

Hempstead

Population

7,6915,899

Median household income

$35,688$58,288

Median home value

$110,900$145,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,282

Prairie View

Population

6,6788,220

Median household income

$24,363$19,106

Median home value

$168,200$171,900

Median gross rent

$1,038$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hempstead	Prairie View
Under 5	8.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	9.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	65.4%
25 to 34	20.3%	5.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	2.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	3.5%
65 to 74	5.9%	1.4%
75 and over	2.0%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hempstead	Prairie View
White (non-Hispanic)	12.3%	4.5%
Black or African American	51.3%	85.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.6%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hempstead	Prairie View
No high school diploma	20.4%	11.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hempstead	Prairie View
Drove alone	91.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hempstead	Prairie View
1-unit, detached	38.8%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	30.3%	21.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Hempstead	Prairie View
Poverty rate	14.1%	37.3%
Average household size	3.06	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1988	1985