Hempstead

Population: 58,569
Median household income: $82,454
Median home value: $442,100

Located in Nassau County, New York, Hempstead is a community with a population of 58,569. The median household income of $82,454 is below the Nassau County median ($143,408).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hempstead's population grew 5.9% from 55,300 to 58,569, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $321,200 to $442,100.

20.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,569
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,454
Median home value: $442,100
Median gross rent: $1,649
Housing units: 18,836
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,30058,569

Median household income

$62,569$82,454

Median home value

$321,200$442,100

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,649

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,300	$62,569	$321,200	$1,450
2020	55,153	$68,946	$339,500	$1,483
2021	58,532	$74,680	$358,200	$1,581
2022	58,557	$80,350	$421,300	$1,670
2023	58,569	$82,454	$442,100	$1,649

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,798	6.5%
5 to 17	9,970	17.0%
18 to 24	5,512	9.4%
25 to 34	8,801	15.0%
35 to 44	8,032	13.7%
45 to 54	8,165	13.9%
55 to 64	6,844	11.7%
65 to 74	4,204	7.2%
75 and over	3,243	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,803	4.8%
Black or African American	25,323	43.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.1%
Asian	1,410	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	449	0.8%
Two or more races	1,939	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,582	45.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.6%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,278	23.6%
High school graduate	12,344	31.4%
Some college or associate's	9,632	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,711	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,324	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit18.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,587	57.7%
Carpooled	3,529	13.1%
Public transit	5,020	18.6%
Walked	631	2.3%
Bicycle	34	0.1%
Worked from home	1,756	6.5%
Other means	458	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,255	12.9%
15 to 29 min	8,540	33.8%
30 to 44 min	8,077	32.0%
45 to 59 min	1,903	7.5%
60+ min	3,484	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 14.8% (8,541 of 57,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,746	73.7%
Nonfamily households	4,558	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,304	91.9%
Vacant	1,532	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,917	45.8%
Renter-occupied	9,387	54.2%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units34.7%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,492	45.1%
1-unit, attached	481	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,771	9.4%
5 to 19 units	1,472	7.8%
20 or more units	6,529	34.7%
Mobile home & other	91	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3633139
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7044, -73.6194

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