West Hempstead, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Back to: West Hempstead, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 18,707, Rural population: 0) Houses: 6,114 (6,028 occupied: 5,294 owner occupied, 734 renter occupied) % of renters here: 12% State: 13% Housing density: 2300 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $480,807. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,377 (lower quartile is $1,056, upper quartile is $1,834) Median gross rent in West Hempstead, NY in 2009: $1,621 Housing units in West Hempstead with a mortgage: 3,193 (211 second mortgage, 348 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,848 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $114,432 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $62,574 Median monthly housing costs: $2,036 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in West Hempstead, New York on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: RENT ADVICE: Craigslist Apartment Owners / Realtors / Apartment Communities  (20 replies) Best real estate for my buck  (165 replies) OK-Why isn't my house selling in West Hempstead  (39 replies) west hempstead  (19 replies) Researching house buy on LI ... seeking Islanders' input  (13 replies) Searching for a house in Nassau County. Which is best for our situation?  (27 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $443,496 (it was $218,400 in 2000) West Hempstead: $443,496 New York: $306,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $366,375 - $562,062 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $473,384 Here: $473,384 State: $343,827 Townhouses or other attached units: $155,335 Here: $155,335 State: $484,742 In 2-unit structures: $349,914 Here: $349,914 State: $460,134 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $209,383 Here: $209,383 State: $676,553 Household type by relationship: Households: 18,636 In family households: 17,258 (3,821 male householders, 1,092 female householders) 4,255 spouses, 6,788 children (6,498 natural, 83 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 162 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 273 parents, 418 other relatives, 275 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,378 (400 male householders (261 living alone)), 745 female householders (697 living alone)), 233 nonrelatives In group quarters: 71 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,458 2-persons, 1,147 3-persons, 1,129 4-persons, 721 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 958 1-person, 157 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 6 5-persons. 4,090 married couples with children. 462 single-parent households (89 men, 373 women). 76.4% of residents of West Hempstead speak English at home. 8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 10.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 1.7% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,384 (18.1%) (61.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in West Hempstead, NY: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 5 $40,000 to $49,999: 1 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 5 $70,000 to $79,999: 1 $80,000 to $89,999: 2 $90,000 to $99,999: 3 $100,000 to $124,999: 20 $125,000 to $149,999: 28 $150,000 to $174,999: 9 $175,000 to $199,999: 10 $200,000 to $249,999: 69 $250,000 to $299,999: 92 $300,000 to $399,999: 1459 $400,000 to $499,999: 1744 $500,000 to $749,999: 1595 $750,000 to $999,999: 207 $1,000,000 or more: 39

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in West Hempstead: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 26 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 28 $700 to $749: 5 $750 to $799: 21 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 29 $1,000 to $1,249: 18 $1,250 to $1,499: 173 $1,500 to $1,999: 237 $2,000 or more: 178 No cash rent: 44

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.8%
Number of people working at home: 257 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 163 5 to 9 minutes: 639 10 to 14 minutes: 1001 15 to 19 minutes: 1074 20 to 24 minutes: 1103 25 to 29 minutes: 369 30 to 34 minutes: 1170 35 to 39 minutes: 182 40 to 44 minutes: 315 45 to 59 minutes: 819 60 to 89 minutes: 1172 90 or more minutes: 494

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,683 (76%) Carpooled: 648 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 156 (2%) Subway or elevated: 143 (2%) Railroad: 768 (9%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Walked: 83 (1%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 257 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 185 $10,000 to $14,999: 181 $15,000 to $19,999: 192 $20,000 to $24,999: 227 $25,000 to $29,999: 243 $30,000 to $34,999: 237 $35,000 to $39,999: 225 $40,000 to $44,999: 248 $45,000 to $49,999: 238 $50,000 to $59,999: 503 $60,000 to $74,999: 705 $75,000 to $99,999: 1052 $100,000 to $124,999: 858 $125,000 to $149,999: 314 $150,000 to $199,999: 398 $200,000 or more: 252

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4512

Other groups: 3998

Irish: 2053

German: 1234

United States or American: 1063

Polish: 630

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 435

Russian: 434

Greek: 354

English: 282

Eastern European: 181

Jamaican: 166

European: 165

Haitian: 156

Arab:: 152

Austrian: 130

Hungarian: 111

French (except Basque): 102

Swedish: 95

Israeli: 74

Portuguese: 70

Romanian: 69

West Indian: 65

Lithuanian: 62

Arab/Arabic: 58

Canadian: 58

Turkish: 57

Czechoslovakian: 52

Norwegian: 49

Scotch-Irish: 48

French Canadian: 45

Croatian: 45

Maltese: 43

Guyanese: 39

Ukrainian: 37

Armenian: 37

Scottish: 30

Slovak: 25

Lebanese: 25

Brazilian: 24

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 23

Subsaharan African:: 22

African: 22

Egyptian: 20

Afghan: 20

Danish: 20

Yugoslavian: 18

Palestinian: 17

British: 17

British West Indian: 16

Albanian: 14

Dutch: 14

Belgian: 13

Czech: 12

Welsh: 12

Jordanian: 9

Finnish: 9

Other Arab: 9

Barbadian: 9

Moroccan: 7

Iraqi: 7

Cypriot: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14066
• Northeast: 559
• Midwest: 132
• South: 255
• West: 99

75% of West Hempstead residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 50
• Nursery to 4th grade: 36
• 5th and 6th grade: 39
• 7th and 8th grade: 67
• 9th grade: 57
• 10th grade: 101
• 11th grade: 100
• 12th grade, no diploma: 224
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,427
• Less than 1 year of college: 389
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 837
• Associate degree: 355
• Bachelor's degree: 1,289
• Master's degree: 513
• Professional school degree: 295
• Doctorate degree: 89

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 79
• Nursery to 4th grade: 31
• 5th and 6th grade: 70
• 7th and 8th grade: 104
• 9th grade: 114
• 10th grade: 96
• 11th grade: 128
• 12th grade, no diploma: 196
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,174
• Less than 1 year of college: 372
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 773
• Associate degree: 368
• Bachelor's degree: 1,261
• Master's degree: 686
• Professional school degree: 184
• Doctorate degree: 18

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.9%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $89,836
• Black householders: $111,336
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $215,272
• Asian householders: $106,336
• Some other race householders: $57,828
• Two or more races householders: $95,574
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $65,900

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $447,151
• Black or African American householders: $401,664
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,269,162
• Asian householders: $401,867
• Some other race householders: $397,197
• Two or more races householders: $406,131
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $417,097

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,576
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 271
• 3 or 4: 42
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 to 49: 22
• 50 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $235,931

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

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