New Hempstead is home to 5,472 people in New York. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $816,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 32.0. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 47% ahead of the New York median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $126,165, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Hempstead
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.2 → 32.0(−7.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate2.4% → 12.2%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$171,540 → $126,165(−26%)US over the same years: +14%
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)8.3%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War22.5%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II19.2%(23)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 120 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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Over time
New Hempstead, decade by decade
New Hempstead population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,013
$171,540
$546,256
36.0%
39.2
2000
4,767
$173,917
$443,391
49.9%
65.9
2010
5,132
$159,963
$712,668
51.2%
63.6
2020
5,463
$142,272
$698,013
42.3%
61.2
2024
5,472
$126,165
$816,600
46.6%
74.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
