CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hewlett

New York · 6,620 residents · 0.88 sq mi

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With 6,620 people, Hewlett is a city in New York. The typical home is worth $241,100. Households here earn about 84% more than in New York as a whole. Median household income runs $60,554, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $868 a month at the median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 35% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,620

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,060 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(397)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(416)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(344)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(427)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(417)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(955)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(851)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(959)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.9%(855)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(612)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(296)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(91)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,554

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,550 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,551

−29%vs 2000

vs $38,803 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$241,100

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $246,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$868

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,097 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(5,991)

Black0.8%(58)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(612)

Asian4.7%(335)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(6,380)

Black0.7%(47)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(340)

Asian1.2%(82)

Other1.7%(111)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.1%(537)

Nicaraguan4%(300)

Panamanian2.1%(162)

South American1.7%(130)

Peruvian1.7%(130)

Puerto Rican1.5%(111)

Salvadoran0.8%(64)

Mexican0.7%(55)

Dominican0.2%(16)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese3.2%(240)

Asian Indian2.9%(222)

Pakistani1.3%(100)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Ancestry

Italian9.5%(717)

American6%(453)

Irish5.6%(424)

German5.5%(420)

Russian4.1%(312)

Polish3.5%(267)

West Indian2.7%(201)

Austrian2%(148)

Israeli1.6%(118)

Hungarian1.5%(116)

Haitian1%(79)

Romanian1%(76)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

English0.9%(67)

Turkish0.6%(44)

Greek0.5%(39)

Arab0.5%(36)

Iranian0.5%(35)

Croatian0.4%(34)

Portuguese0.3%(23)

Armenian0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Iraqi0.2%(12)

Latvian0.2%(12)

British0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.9%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 25.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(1,010)

Married61.4%(1,911)

Widowed4.5%(141)

Divorced1.6%(49)

Women 15+

Never married26%(788)

Married59.4%(1,798)

Widowed7.4%(225)

Divorced7.1%(215)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era90.4%(142)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 157 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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