Hempstead is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,537 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hempstead is the 359th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hempstead is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hempstead is a city of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hempstead who work in business and financial occupations (17.05%), healthcare suport services (12.94%), and food service (12.86%). One downside of living in Hempstead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.25 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Hempstead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Hempstead have a very low rate of college education: just 7.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Hempstead in 2022 was $22,213, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,852 for a family of four. However, Hempstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hempstead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hempstead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hempstead include German, English, Polish, Italian, and Irish. In addition, Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.51%). The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
