Hempstead, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
58,801
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
4.38% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
2.91% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$90,420
9.66% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$459,500
3.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
28,219
2.28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hempstead, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. 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.

78.7% of the residents in Hempstead, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hempstead, NY are Access Careers (480 degrees awarded in 2023), Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead (111 degrees), and Barber & Beauty Institute of New York (47 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Hempstead, NY was $459,500, and the homeownership rate was 47.5%.

Most people in Hempstead, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Hempstead, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hempstead, NY is home to a population of 58.8k people, from which 78.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 38.6% of Hempstead, NY residents were born outside of the country (22.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.52 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.4k people) in Hempstead, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.7k Other (Hispanic) and 7.22k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.7%
2024 Citizenship
79%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78.7% of Hempstead, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hempstead, NY was 79%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hempstead, NY
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    25.4k ± 1.65k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    16.7k ± 2.15k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    7.22k ± 1.56k
45.3%
Hispanic Population
26.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.52 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.4k people) in Hempstead, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.7k Other (Hispanic) and 7.22k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45.3% of the people in Hempstead, NY are hispanic (26.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hempstead, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

38.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22.7k people
37.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
22k people

As of 2024, 38.6% of Hempstead, NY residents (22.7k 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 Hempstead, NY was 37.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    296 ± 129
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    191 ± 128
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    108 ± 94

Hempstead, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hempstead, NY employs 28.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hempstead, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,650 people), Retail Trade (3,135 people), and Construction (2,876 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($81,250), Wholesale Trade ($63,705), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,824).

Employment

Occupations

28.2k
2024 Value
± 1,632
2.28%
1 Year growth
± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hempstead, NY grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 27.6k employees to 28.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hempstead, NY, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (2,666 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,579 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,444 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hempstead, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

28.2k
2024 Value
± 1,632
2.28%
1 Year growth
± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hempstead, NY grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 27.6k employees to 28.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hempstead, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,650 people), Retail Trade (3,135 people), and Construction (2,876 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hempstead, NY, though some of these residents may live in Hempstead, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,196
Median earning men ± $3,710
$40,439
Median earning women ± $2,551

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,103), Wholesale Trade ($63,006), and Information ($55,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($105,851), Public Administration ($91,923), and Information ($83,603).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Hempstead, NY awarded 638 degrees. The student population of Hempstead, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 76 male students and 407 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hempstead, NY are Black or African American (348 and 54.8%), Hispanic or Latino (167 and 26.3%), White (45 and 7.09%), and Asian (43 and 6.77%).

The largest universities in Hempstead, NY by number of degrees awarded are Access Careers (480 and 75.2%), Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead (111 and 17.4%), and Barber & Beauty Institute of New York (47 and 7.37%).

The most popular majors in Hempstead, NY are Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (330 and 51.7%), General Cosmetology (59 and 9.25%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (53 and 8.31%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 483 students enrolled in Hempstead, NY, 15.7% men and 84.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 270 records, of which 85.2% were women and 14.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    53 degrees awarded
  2. Pharmacy Technician
    37 degrees awarded
  3. Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants
    330 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Hempstead, NY was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 53 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Access Careers
    480 degrees awarded
  2. Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead
    111 degrees awarded
  3. Barber & Beauty Institute of New York
    47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Access Careers with 480 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 95 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hempstead, NY, which is 0.175 times less than the 543 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 348 degrees mean that there were 2.08 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 167 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hempstead, NY was $459,500 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $442,100 to $459,500, a 3.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Hempstead, NY is 47.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hempstead, NY have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hempstead, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$459,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,873
$8,119
Median Property Taxes
±$672

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 Hempstead, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

47.5%
Homeownership
2024
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.5% of the housing units in Hempstead, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 45.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$90,420
Median Household Income
± $12,760
17.1k
Number of Households
± 1,166

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.1k households in Hempstead, NY grew to $90,420 from the previous year's value of $82,454.

The following chart displays the households in Hempstead, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hempstead, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.9%)
  2. Public Transit (19.2%)
  3. Carpooled (13.1%)

In 2024, 55.9% of workers in Hempstead, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (19.2%) and those who carpooled to work (13.1%).

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Commute Time

33.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hempstead, NY have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.34% of the workforce in Hempstead, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hempstead, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hempstead, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hempstead, NY (8.32k out of 57.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hempstead, NY is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

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.

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Health

89% of the population of Hempstead, NY has health coverage, with 35.5% on employee plans, 30.9% on Medicaid, 7.33% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.222% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
35.5%
Employer Coverage
30.9%
Medicaid
7.33%
Medicare
15.2%
Non-Group
0.222%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hempstead, NY declined by 3.46% from 11.4% to 11%.

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