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Population (year 2000): 4,691. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,837 (+45.7% change)
Males: 2,315  (49.3%)
Females: 2,376  (50.7%)

Waller County

Median resident age:  29.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77445.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,200 (it was $24,095 in 2000)
Hempstead  $26,200
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,800 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
Hempstead  $84,800
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Hempstead:

  • Black (43.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.1%)
  • Hispanic (24.8%)
  • Other race (14.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (6.3%), Irish (3.9%), United States (3.8%), English (1.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.97 square miles.

Population density: 1316 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hempstead

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hempstead city

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

671 residents are foreign born (14.3% Latin America).

This city:  14.3%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 22 registered sex offenders living in Hempstead, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hempstead to the number of sex offenders is 297 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hempstead:  1.3% ($912)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northwest Harris, TX (35.9 miles , pop. 405,444).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (53.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Pine Island, TX (4.4 miles ), Prairie View, TX (6.2 miles ), Waller, TX (10.9 miles ), Washington-Chappell Hill, TX (13.3 miles ), Bellville, TX (15.7 miles ), Pattison, TX (20.0 miles ), Navasota, TX (20.5 miles ), San Felipe, TX (20.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $57,500
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $92,000
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,200
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $89,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $89,700

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Latitude: 30.09 N, Longitude: 96.08 W


People in group quarters in Hempstead
  • 78 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 66 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 979

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,084 (+30.1%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Hempstead by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000101
    per 100,000 0.00.00.016.30.014.9
Rapes 000013
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.015.744.6
Robberies 187142106
    per 100,000 375.2142.9242.232.5157.189.1
Assaults 152015292127
    per 100,000 312.7408.2259.5471.3329.8401.1
Burglaries 5965108637961
    per 100,000 1229.91326.51868.51023.91240.8906.1
Thefts 9386124147126159
    per 100,000 1938.71755.12145.32389.11979.02361.9
Auto thefts 82231192321
    per 100,000 166.8449.0536.3308.8361.2311.9
Arson 122112
    per 100,000 20.840.834.616.315.729.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 352.1323.5384.1328.5320.6355.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.29
US city average:  3.00

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Hempstead-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Hempstead city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1957, a category 3 tornado 5.9 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Tyrone Nelson - College basketball player (New Mexico State Aggies).


Hospitals/medical centers near Hempstead:
  • BELLVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BELLVILLE, TX)
  • GRIMES ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; NAVASOTA, TX)
  • TRINITY COMMUNITY MED CENTER OF BREHAM (about 23 miles; BRENHAM, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Hempstead, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hempstead:
  • EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 39 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; ID: CLL)
  • GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 53 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 65 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hempstead:
  • GRAWUNDER FIELD (about 16 miles; BELLVILLE, TX; ID: 06R)
  • MIKESKA FIELD (about 17 miles; BROOKSHIRE, TX; ID: 12R)
  • NAVASOTA MUNI (about 19 miles; NAVASOTA, TX; ID: 60R)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hempstead:
  • PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
  • BLINN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT enrollment: 8,448)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
Public high school in Hempstead:
Public elementary/middle schools in Hempstead:
  • HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE (Students: 318; Location: 2532 9TH ST; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 31)
  • HEMPSTEAD Elementary (Students: 284; Location: 1111 ST BARBE ST; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 50)
Library in Hempstead:
  • WALLER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $151,038; Location: 2331 11TH ST; 48,099 books; 1,866 audio materials; 2,590 video materials; 432 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Waller County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Brenham Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Courts: Hempstead-City - Municipal Court (1015 11th Street), Waller-County - County Court At Law (836 Austin Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hempstead and their reported violations in the past:

KROLCZYK MEATS & DRIVE IN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BFT FAMILY TRAILER PARK (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and MAR-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-2004)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  29.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Hempstead compared to Texas state average:

Hempstead, Texas environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Hempstead (2007 data):
  • Trustmark National Bank: Hempstead Branch at 840 13th Street, branch established on 1993-01-04. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $8,704.1 mil, Deposits: $6,812.8 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
  • State Bank: Hempstead Branch at 1250 Austin Street, branch established on 1906-01-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,112.4 mil, Deposits: $818.0 mil, headquarters in La Grange, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Texas United Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Waller County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 5$10,149$24,3580$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,584$31,0080$0
Police Protection - Officers 10$26,519$31,8230$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,342$28,1040$0
Sewerage 3$6,629$26,5160$0
Streets and Highways 3$5,557$22,2280$0
Financial Administration 4$11,712$35,1360$0
Police - Other 1$1,621$19,4521$784
Judicial and Legal 1$1,798$21,5761$974
Other Government Administration 4$17,307$51,9210$0
Water Supply 2$5,657$33,9420$0
Gas Supply 3$7,426$29,7040$0
Totals for Government 38$99,300$31,3582$1,758


Hempstead government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $429,000
    Sewerage: $308,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $177,000
    Sewerage: $60,000
    Fire Protection: $37,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,132,000
    Financial Administration: $467,000
    Solid Waste Management: $421,000
    Police Protection: $358,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
    Sewerage: $100,000
    Regular Highways: $71,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    General - Other: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $118,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,905,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,708,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $197,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $277,000
    Interest Earnings: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $46,000
    Fire Protection: $34,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,190,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,674,000
    Water Utilities: $393,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $510,000
    Property: $410,000
    Other Selective Sales: $260,000
    Public Utilities: $37,000
    NEC: $20,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,890,000

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.96%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  5.01% ($51,124 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, TX  0.57% ($34,450)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.44% ($45,043)


10.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.29%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
Waller County:  0.09%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  4.77% ($31,535 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, TX  0.90% ($37,260)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.38% ($41,415)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hempstead:
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZNE (1150 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WTAW (1620 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Hempstead:
  • KPVU (91.3 FM; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Owner: PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY)
  • KEZB (105.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, TX; Owner: FARMERS COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K259AH (91.9 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KMBV (92.5 FM; NAVASOTA, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Hempstead:
  • KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • K35DI (Channel 35; SOMERVILLE, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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