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Hempstead, TX
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Hempstead profile


Living in Hempstead



Hempstead is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,537 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hempstead is the 359th largest community in Texas.

In Hempstead, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Hempstead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Hempstead has a very low overall level of education: only 7.69% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hempstead in 2022 was $22,213, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,852 for a family of four. However, Hempstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hempstead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hempstead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hempstead include German, English, Polish, Italian, and Irish.

In addition, Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.51%).

The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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