One downside of living in Hempstead is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hempstead, the average commute to work is 32.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hempstead use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hempstead‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, Hempstead is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.45% of adults 25 and older in Hempstead have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hempstead in 2022 was $33,415, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,660 for a family of four. However, Hempstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hempstead, accounting for 45.39% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hempstead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hempstead include Jamaican, Haitian, Guyanese, Irish, and Italian.
Hempstead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.55%.
The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
