What is the population of West Hempstead, New York?

The population of West Hempstead, New York is 20,349.

What is the median household income in West Hempstead, New York?

The median household income in West Hempstead, New York is $159,478, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in West Hempstead, New York is $622,100, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in West Hempstead, New York is 5.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,349	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	7458.9	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.13%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	38.4	38.5	37.1
Households	6,053	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	West Hempstead

Group	Share

West Hempstead has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$159,478	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.98%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$622,100	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$3,228	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	91.2%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM .

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	32.3	29.0	22.5
Work from home	14.4%	13.4%	13.4%

West Hempstead has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	3.42	2.51	2.54

West Hempstead has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	West Hempstead	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.6	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.2%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	11.9%	17.4%	19.0%