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

118,899 Population
14.2 square miles 8,376 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,151 ±$5,281 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$144,023 ±$23,656 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.7% ±2.1% (5,468  ±2,459) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

39.2 minutes ±2 (2,047,755  ±218,171) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

35,569 ±2,186 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.3 ±0.1 (117,500  ±8,742) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±2.2% (1,166  ±630) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

36,555 ±2,316 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$733,300 ±$36,333 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5% ±2% (5,914  ±2,415) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.8% ±8.9% (76,426  ±5,050.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.4% ±2.3% (39,481  ±3,358.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.1% ±3% (38,402  ±3,485.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

32.1% ±5% (38,116  ±6,536) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.1% ±0.8% (1,949  ±750) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,949 Total veterans ±750 1,949 Male ±750 N/A Female ±220

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