Median Household Income
$46,787
Median Home Value
$105,700
Median Gross Rent
$815/mo
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Unemployment Rate
5.6%
Homeownership Rate
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.3%
Median Age
41.2
Population Over Time
Hempstead County shrank 13.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
22,419
2016
22,208
2018
22,018
2020
21,695
2022
20,037
2024
19,508
Business & Industry
Hempstead County has 378 business establishments employing 5,839 people.
Health care and social assistance
51
Other services (except public administration)
43
Accommodation and food services
35
Finance and insurance
23
Construction
22
Professional, scientific, and technical services
20
Wholesale trade
16
Real estate and rental and leasing
15
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.