Humidity & wind
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Population
59,819
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$459,500
Owner-occupied units
Hempstead, NY
New York · 40.704° N, 73.619° W · 4 sq mi
Hempstead is a city in New York, with a population of 59,819 and about 16,207 residents per square mile. The median household earns $90,420 a year, and the median home is worth $459,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
4 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
16,207
People per square mile
Rank by population
#729
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#888
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$90,420
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,622
Per month
Homeownership
47.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
33.3 min
One way
People
Median age
38.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
21.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
38.6%
Households
17,108
3.37 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.1%
Professional & business services 11.7%
Retail trade 11.1%
Construction 10.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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Cities near Hempstead
- Levittown, NY6 mi · 51,904
- New York, NY17 mi · 8,584,629
- New Rochelle, NY17 mi · 85,864
- Mount Vernon, NY18 mi · 72,304
- Yonkers, NY21 mi · 212,603
- West New York, NJ21 mi · 53,192
- Union City, NJ22 mi · 66,656
- Hoboken, NJ22 mi · 59,027
Cities about the same size
- Medford, MA59,834
- Weymouth Town, MA59,759
- Texas City, TX59,733
- La Mesa, CA59,914
- Petaluma, CA59,688
- Brookhaven, GA59,643
- Kokomo, IN59,999
- Euless, TX60,008
More in New York
- Buffalo274,613
- Rochester206,108
- Syracuse144,896
- Albany101,698
- Cheektowaga76,056
- Schenectady69,471
- Utica62,978
- White Plains62,871
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.