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 33.15 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.
For the size of the village, public transportation in Hempstead is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Hempstead, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The percentage of adults in Hempstead who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.35% of the adults in Hempstead have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hempstead in 2018 was $31,370, 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 $125,480 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 45.35% 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, Italian, Irish, and Guyanese.
In addition, Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.44%).
The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
