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West Hempstead, NY

20,762 Population
2.7 square miles 7,811.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$52,723 ±$3,492 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $54,510 ±$245
  • a little higher than the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$160,280 ±$12,716 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $97,334 ±$454
  • nearly double the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

4% ±1.4% (829  ±296) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.4% 2,416,274 (±0.1% / ±24,918)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

37.3 minutes ±1 (298,380  ±31,064) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36 290,532,500 (±0.1 / ±1,085,869)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

6,053 ±359 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,362,500 ±10,268
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
3.4 ±0.1 (20,712  ±1,470) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,350,254
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

5.1% ±2.4% (250  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,816 (±0.1% / ±4,495)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Housing

6,277 ±327 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,991,914 ±1,323
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

$626,100 ±$13,379 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $587,400 ±$1,207
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

8.6% ±3.3% (1,765  ±695) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.4% 1,837,795 (±0.1% / ±17,907.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

91.5% ±8.4% (12,387  ±776.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,182,060 (±0.2% / ±31,146.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
49.8% ±2.3% (6,744  ±553.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 43.5% 6,051,126 (±0.2% / ±21,441.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.4% ±2.5% (4,232  ±594) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 29.8% 5,892,182
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

2% ±0.9% (310  ±135) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.8% 432,659 (±0% / ±6,334)
  • about half the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
310 Total veterans ±135 310 Male ±135 N/A Female ±25

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