Hempstead, NY Housing Market & City Data

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767,417
Population Estimate
$455,408
Median Home Value
95.8%
Employment Rate
41.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$469
Median Listing Price$699,000
Median Days on Market43
Active Listings61
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)85
Avg Listing Price$698,263
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.54
Family Dual Income64.4
Median Household Income$111,072
Median Individual Income$42,977
Home Ownership80.8%
Home Value$455,408
Median Rent$1,678
Rent Burden37.6%
Poverty6.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.1%
  • Highschool Education24.4%
  • Some College24.4%
  • Bachelors Degree23.1%
  • Graduate Degree17.9%
  • Total College or Above41.0%
  • Stem Degree41.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.2%
  • Divorced8.5%
  • Never Married34.3%
  • Widowed6.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHempstead
State IDNY
Population767,417

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.7%
19–2912.9%
30–3911.9%
40–4912.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.6%
60–6912.0%
70–796.4%
80+4.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.0%
Unemployment Rate4.2%
Disabled8.3%

ETHNICITY

White63.4%
Black17.4%
Asian6.2%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other8.9%
Multiple3.7%

OTHER

Hispanic20.9%
Limited English5.8%
Health Uninsured4.8%
Veteran4.0%

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