Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

114,972

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.7

0.245% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.07%

18.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$141,845

0.755% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY is home to a population of 115k people, from which 92.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 30.3% of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (34.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.8k people) in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 15.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY are Spanish (17,647 households), Haitian (3,845 households), and Urdu (3,042 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

59,179

Women

51.5%

55,636

Men

48.5%

The resident population of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY in 2024 was 114,815 inhabitants, with 48.5% men, and 51.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY.

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Citizenship

92.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
41.8k ± 2.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
24k ± 2.36k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
15.1k ± 1.84k

23.3%

Hispanic Population

26.8k people

23.3% of the people in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY are hispanic (26.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Haiti
4,106 ± 1,545 people
Guyana
3,221 ± 1,374 people
Jamaica
3,171 ± 1,363 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was Haiti, the natal country of 4,106 Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY residents, followed by Guyana with 3,221 and Jamaica with 3,171.

Foreign-Born Population

30.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34.8k people

28.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32.2k people

As of 2024, 30.3% of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY residents (34.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was 28.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
17,647 households (16.3%)
Haitian
3,845 households (3.56%)
Urdu
3,042 households (2.82%)

37.6% of the households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was Spanish. 16.3% of the households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
945 ± 209
Gulf War (2001-)
478 ± 302
Gulf War (1990s)
286 ± 136

Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY.

Health

96.4% of the population of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 55.8% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 0.221% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

1,245 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.58%

Uninsured

55.8%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

0.221%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY grew by 2.04% from 3.51% to 3.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY employs 55.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (6,028 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,836 people), and Construction (3,280 people), and the highest paying industries were Periodical, book, & directory & mailing list, & other publishers ($570,187), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($169,251), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($165,382).

Males in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $88,515. The income inequality in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

27,755

Women

50.3%

27,476

Men

49.7%

The workforce of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY in 2024 was 55,231 people, with 50.3% woman, and 49.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

55.2k

2024 Value

−2.28%

1 Year decline

± −2.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −2.28%, from 56.5k employees to 55.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY, are Registered nurses (2,447 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,893 people), and Other managers (1,397 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

55.2k

2024 Value

−2.28%

1 Year decline

± −2.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −2.28%, from 56.5k employees to 55.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,028 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,836 people), and Construction (3,280 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,131

Median earning men ± $3,666

$57,066

Median earning women ± $3,913

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,829), Public Administration ($105,175), and Information ($81,175).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($107,917), Public Administration ($91,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,560).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was $622,100 in 2024, which is 1.87 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $604,500 to $622,100, a 2.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY is 83.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 38.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$622,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,816

$30,063

Median Property Taxes

±$1,201

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.9%

Homeownership

2024

59.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.9% of the housing units in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$141,845

Median Household Income

± $5,777

35.8k

Number of Households

± 1,561

In 2024, the median household income of the 35.8k households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY grew to $141,845 from the previous year's value of $140,782.

The following chart displays the households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY

0.44

2023 Wage GINI in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY

In 2024, the income inequality in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.89% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.4%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Public Transit (13.7%)

In 2024, 59.4% of workers in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (13.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (38.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.76% of the workforce in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY (6.96k out of 115k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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