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.
As is often the case in a small city, Hempstead doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Hempstead, just 7.69% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
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.
Hempstead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.51%.
The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
