COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hempstead vs Prairie View
PLACE A
Hempstead, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Prairie View, Texas
Hempstead is 20% smaller than Prairie View. Hempstead earns more, with a median household income $38,981 higher. Prairie View has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs -6%).
HEMPSTEADPRAIRIE VIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population7,1948,969−20% vs Prairie View
Population density1,0961,211−115
Population growth-5.9%46.8%−52.7 pts
Median age26.321.0+5.3
Male43.6%47.4%−3.9 pts
Female56.4%52.6%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born23.6%6.6%+17.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic10.8%3.4%+7.3 pts
Black41.8%81.6%−39.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino46.6%13.2%+33.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.8%1.3%−0.5 pts
Median household income$60,041$21,060+$38,981
Per capita income$21,905$11,320+$10,585
Poverty rate22.6%38.1%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.504−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%46.1%−39.3 pts
Graduate degree2.2%11.1%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%21.9%−19.5 pts
Labor force participation63.7%54.7%+9.0 pts
Median home value$160,700$167,600−$6,900
Median gross rent$1,234$1,002+$232
Owner-occupied38.5%25.1%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%17.8%−8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.8%85.0%−64.2 pts
Average commute30.023.5+6.5
Worked from home0.9%6.5%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured29.0%20.7%+8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025