Hempstead, New York demographics

Hempstead, NY demographics: median age 38.1; 21.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hempstead village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3633139. The survey estimates a population of 58,801 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hempstead is 38.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 17,108 households (±649). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.1 ±2.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,801
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	13,332 ±1,088	22.7% ±1.9 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	13,899 ±991	23.6% ±1.7 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	23,819 ±1,348	40.5% ±2.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,751 ±756	13.2% ±1.3 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,801
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	28,864 ±1,058	49.1% ±1.8 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	29,937 ±1,058	50.9% ±1.8 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,801
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	3,482 ±575	5.9% ±1.0 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	26,439 ±1,777	45.0% ±3.0 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	267 ±186 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,656 ±550	2.8% ±0.9 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	17,118 ±2,188	29.1% ±3.7 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	9,832 ±1,689	16.7% ±2.9 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,801
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,143 ±1,835	54.7% ±3.1 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26,658 ±1,838	45.3% ±3.1 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,108
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,506 ±526	32.2% ±2.8 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,506 ±391	8.8% ±2.3 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,400 ±651	31.6% ±3.6 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,854 ±489	22.5% ±2.7 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	842 ±202	4.9% ±1.2 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,108
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,273 ±510	42.5% ±2.5 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,835 ±637	57.5% ±3.0 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,108
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,854 ±489	22.5% ±2.7 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,430 ±528	20.0% ±3.0 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,682 ±478	15.7% ±2.7 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,719 ±459	15.9% ±2.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,906 ±353	11.1% ±2.0 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,147 ±332	6.7% ±1.9 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,370 ±333	8.0% ±1.9 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,801
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	36,079 ±1,686	61.4% ±2.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	22,722 ±1,690	38.6% ±2.9 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 55,494
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	28,874 ±1,829	52.0% ±3.2 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	22,873 ±1,896	41.2% ±3.4 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,039 ±664	3.7% ±1.2 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	93 ±128 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	66 ±71 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	717 ±384 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	27 ±34 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	171 ±160 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	158 ±175 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	24 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	452 ±255 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,145
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,852 ±1,125	24.5% ±2.7 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,402 ±953	30.9% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,379 ±691	15.9% ±1.7 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,897 ±562	7.2% ±1.4 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,697 ±613	11.7% ±1.5 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,918 ±585	9.8% ±1.4 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 58,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	54,350 ±953	93.1% ±1.6 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,823 ±586	3.1% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,539 ±741	2.6% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	288 ±147 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	353 ±216 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.0% of Hempstead residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hempstead	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.0% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±4.8 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.9% ±0.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hempstead . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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