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 32.79 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Hempstead is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hempstead area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of Hempstead are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.46% of adults in Hempstead having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hempstead in 2022 was $34,304, 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 $137,216 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 45.34% 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, Italian, and Irish.
In addition, Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.64%).
The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
