West Hempstead, NY Housing Market & City Data

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19,864
Population Estimate
$461,539
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
40.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$531
Median Listing Price$848,500
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings48
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)66
Avg Listing Price$923,495
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.75
Family Dual Income66.8
Median Household Income$120,747
Median Individual Income$42,687
Home Ownership88.6%
Home Value$461,539
Median Rent$1,923
Rent Burden29.8%
Poverty6.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.4%
  • Highschool Education25.1%
  • Some College25.4%
  • Bachelors Degree21.4%
  • Graduate Degree18.8%
  • Total College or Above40.2%
  • Stem Degree44.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.6%
  • Female49.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.2%
  • Divorced8.8%
  • Never Married36.7%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWest Hempstead
State IDNY
Population19,864

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.3%
19–2913.9%
30–3910.5%
40–4913.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.2%
60–6911.0%
70–795.8%
80+4.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.2%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled9.0%

ETHNICITY

White69.3%
Black11.3%
Asian6.3%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other9.5%
Multiple3.1%

OTHER

Hispanic22.0%
Limited English3.9%
Health Uninsured4.0%
Veteran3.5%

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