Hempstead, Texas demographics

Hempstead, TX demographics: median age 26.3; 6.8% 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 city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4833200. The survey estimates a population of 6,137 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hempstead is 26.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 1,901 households (±311). 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	26.3 ±1.4	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	1,970 ±394	32.1% ±6.4 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,088 ±618	34.0% ±10.1 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	1,619 ±339	26.4% ±5.5 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	460 ±145	7.5% ±2.4 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	2,673 ±312	43.6% ±5.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	3,464 ±311	56.4% ±5.1 pp	50.1%	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: 6,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	902 ±321	14.7% ±5.2 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,567 ±664	41.8% ±10.8 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	144 ±156 · low precision	2.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,722 ±633	28.1% ±10.3 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	802 ±338	13.1% ±5.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,277 ±706	53.4% ±11.5 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,860 ±705	46.6% ±11.5 pp	39.7%	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: 1,901
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	461 ±163	24.3% ±7.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	211 ±119 · low precision	11.1% ±6.0 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	904 ±349	47.6% ±16.6 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	202 ±103 · low precision	10.6% ±5.1 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	123 ±102 · low precision	6.5% ±5.3 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,901
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,257 ±331	66.1% ±13.6 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	644 ±200	33.9% ±8.9 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,901
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	202 ±103 · low precision	10.6% ±5.1 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	640 ±297	33.7% ±14.6 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	544 ±257	28.6% ±12.7 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	246 ±109	12.9% ±5.3 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	169 ±116 · low precision	8.9% ±5.9 pp · low precision	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	100 ±89 · low precision	5.3% ±4.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	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: 6,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	4,688 ±470	76.4% ±7.7 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,449 ±470	23.6% ±7.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,537
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	3,251 ±686	58.7% ±12.1 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,286 ±647	41.3% ±11.6 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	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: 3,343
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	916 ±302	27.4% ±8.5 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,469 ±399	43.9% ±10.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	635 ±322 · low precision	19.0% ±9.4 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	95 ±67 · low precision	2.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	156 ±91 · low precision	4.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	72 ±79 · low precision	2.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	12.3%	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: 5,968
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	5,099 ±401	85.4% ±6.5 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	605 ±384 · low precision	10.1% ±6.4 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	71 ±55 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	193 ±181 · low precision	3.2% ±3.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	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

29.0% of Hempstead residents (±7.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 96.4% 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	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	29.0% ±7.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.4% ±5.2 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.2%	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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