Hempstead

Population: 5,899
Median household income: $58,288
Median home value: $145,700

Located in Waller County, Texas, Hempstead is a community with a population of 5,899. Its median household income of $58,288 runs below the Waller County figure of $76,135.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hempstead's population declined 23.3% from 7,691 to 5,899, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $110,900 to $145,700.

The median gross rent is $1,282. 7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,899
Median age: 27.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,288
Median home value: $145,700
Median gross rent: $1,282
Housing units: 2,061
Homeownership rate: 33.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6915,899

Median household income

$35,688$58,288

Median home value

$110,900$145,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,691	$35,688	$110,900	$875
2020	8,056	$37,495	$113,800	$991
2021	5,709	$37,043	$109,700	$1,005
2022	5,686	$54,066	$149,300	$1,069
2023	5,899	$58,288	$145,700	$1,282

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	514	8.7%
5 to 17	1,278	21.7%
18 to 24	728	12.3%
25 to 34	1,200	20.3%
35 to 44	676	11.5%
45 to 54	461	7.8%
55 to 64	580	9.8%
65 to 74	346	5.9%
75 and over	116	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	724	12.3%
Black or African American	3,027	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,101	35.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	691	20.4%
High school graduate	1,325	39.2%
Some college or associate's	1,103	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	176	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	84	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone91.1%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,325	91.1%
Carpooled	199	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	0.7%
Other means	8	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	653	25.8%
15 to 29 min	546	21.6%
30 to 44 min	305	12.0%
45 to 59 min	787	31.1%
60+ min	241	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 14.1% (818 of 5,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,419	74.3%
Nonfamily households	490	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,909	92.6%
Vacant	152	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	638	33.4%
Renter-occupied	1,271	66.6%

1-unit, detached38.8%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units30.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	799	38.8%
1-unit, attached	100	4.9%
2 to 4 units	306	14.8%
5 to 19 units	624	30.3%
20 or more units	57	2.8%
Mobile home & other	175	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4833200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.1006, -96.0777