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Hempstead NY - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	56,554	551 (of 25,150) (98%)	13 (of 1050) (99%)
Average Income	$45,234	5,943 (76%)	502 (52%)
Median House Value	$166,400	2,907 (88%)	351 (67%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	25.7%	24,208 (of 25,150) (4%)	1,042 (of 1050) (1%)
% Black Population	52.5%	913 (96%)	11 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	31.8%	1,350 (95%)	12 (99%)
% Asian Population	1.3%	4,672 (81%)	408 (61%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	8,850 (65%)	161 (85%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	66.6%	21,125 (of 25,150) (16%)	1,032 (of 1050) (2%)
% College Graduates	16.0%	9,853 (61%)	765 (27%)
% Never Married	45.6%	537 (98%)	21 (98%)
% Married	37.3%	24,175 (4%)	1,022 (3%)
% Seperated	5.1%	1,023 (96%)	56 (95%)
% Divorced	6.2%	21,066 (16%)	754 (28%)
% Foreign Born	33.2%	480 (98%)	17 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	15,563	912 (of 25,150) (96%)	23 (of 1050) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	18.1%	12,715 (49%)	755 (28%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.4%	11,019 (56%)	865 (18%)
Average Rooms in House	4.7	22,830 (9%)	1,013 (4%)
% Households with No Car	26.0%	536 (98%)	16 (98%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.6%	21,719 (14%)	760 (28%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	3,043 (88%)	228 (78%)
Median House Value	$166,400	2,907 (88%)	351 (67%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.6%	9,307 (63%)	225 (79%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4.9%	1,896 (92%)	296 (72%)
Average Monthly Rent	$838	1,970 (92%)	337 (68%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.6%	13,193 (of 25,150) (48%)	671 (of 1050) (36%)
% Drive Alone to Work	48.4%	24,474 (3%)	1,029 (2%)
% Take Public Transportation	24.3%	77 (100%)	32 (97%)
% Walk to Work	8.8%	2,723 (89%)	116 (89%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	32.4	3,137 (88%)	259 (75%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.9%	7,742 (69%)	116 (89%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,607 (74%)	487 (54%)
Median Household Income	$45,234	5,943 (76%)	502 (52%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	5.5%	5,111 (80%)	99 (91%)
Per Capita Income	$15,735	14,947 (41%)	890 (15%)
Male Worker Income	$29,493	15,903 (37%)	933 (11%)
Female Worker Income	$27,507	5,601 (78%)	531 (49%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.4%	5,885 (77%)	77 (93%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	17.7%	6,325 (75%)	98 (91%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New York, New York	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Gardena, California	0.90
Pittsburg, California	0.86
Rosemead, California	0.86
Plainfield, New Jersey	0.86
Paramount, California	0.84
South Whittier, California	0.84
Monterey Park, California	0.82
Marietta, Georgia	0.82
Mount Vernon, New York	0.81
Pico Rivera, California	0.81

Hempstead NY Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
West Indian People	6,264	38
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	15,889	63
Percent West Indian People	11.1%	64
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	5,782	77
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	24.3%	77

Hempstead NY Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Percent of Houses with More than 1.51 People Per Room	13.5%	2
Foreign Born Entering between 1990 and 2000	9,463	3
Foreign Born Non-Citizens	12,946	3
People Born in Latin America	17,251	3
Houses with More than 1.51 People Per Room	2,054	3

Hempstead NY Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Spouse in Household Population	10.5%	24,684
Percent of People Born in U.S.	65.0%	24,649
Percent Native Population	66.8%	24,637
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	48.4%	24,474
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	18.2%	24,448

Hempstead NY Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	13.2%	1,045
Percent of Houses with Less than 1 Person Per Room	78.0%	1,045
Percent White Population	25.7%	1,042
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	28.5%	1,042
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	68.2%	1,039

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Hempstead NY	Gardena, California
Total Population	57,746	56,554
Average Age	34.4	29.4
Average Income	$38,988	$45,234
Median House Value	$179,500	$166,400
% White Population	23.8%	25.7%
% Black Population	26.0%	52.5%
% Asian Population	26.8%	1.3%
% Hispanic Population	31.8%	31.8%

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