59.6% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
33.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English less than very well).
6.8% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
93.8% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
56.1% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
43.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
23.5% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
63.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English less than very well).
13.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
64.4% (2,952)
Foreign born:
3.6% (282)
White - Speak another language
Native:
35.6% (1,630)
Foreign born:
96.4% (7,603)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
95.0% (20,418)
Foreign born:
68.9% (4,143)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
5.0% (1,085)
Foreign born:
31.1% (1,868)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
37.4% (37)
Foreign born:
28.0% (146)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
62.6% (62)
Foreign born:
72.0% (375)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
8.3% (155)
Foreign born:
0.4% (21)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
91.7% (1,712)
Foreign born:
99.6% (5,052)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
85.7% (746)
Foreign born:
17.9% (43)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
14.3% (124)
Foreign born:
82.1% (197)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
95.4% (2,588)
Foreign born:
21.7% (143)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
4.6% (126)
Foreign born:
78.3% (517)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
22.5% (1,056)
Foreign born:
2.0% (251)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
77.5% (3,638)
Foreign born:
98.0% (12,291)
18,769 residents are foreign born (30.5% Latin America).
This city:
33.2%
New York:
20.4%
Median age by place of birth - Hempstead
Place of birth - Hempstead White
Place of birth - Hempstead Black or African American
Place of birth - Hempstead Asian
Place of birth - Hempstead Other race
Place of birth - Hempstead Two or more races
Place of birth - Hempstead White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Hempstead Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Hempstead
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Hempstead
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Hempstead
Place of birth by age - Hempstead
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.8%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 3.9%
Females:
Never married: 34.2%
Now married: 39.8%
Separated: 6.5%
Widowed: 12.8%
Divorced: 6.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.0% (193)
Unmarried:
45.0% (158)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.1% (1,422)
Unmarried:
49.9% (1,417)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.9%
Now married: 37.8%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 9.7%
Females:
Never married: 48.7%
Now married: 24.5%
Separated: 6.7%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 11.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.0% (74)
Unmarried:
78.0% (262)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.3% (2,340)
Unmarried:
71.7% (5,928)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 84.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 37.6%
Now married: 41.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.0%
Divorced: 3.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
30.3% (71)
Unmarried:
69.7% (163)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 64.2%
Now married: 30.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.0%
Females:
Never married: 53.7%
Now married: 26.1%
Separated: 8.2%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 5.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.1% (53)
Unmarried:
63.9% (94)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.0% (675)
Unmarried:
68.0% (1,434)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.6%
Now married: 41.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 48.5%
Now married: 20.9%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 26.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (29)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
29.9% (50)
Unmarried:
70.1% (117)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.7%
Now married: 45.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 8.2%
Females:
Never married: 31.1%
Now married: 32.4%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 27.6%
Divorced: 7.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
75.0% (36)
Unmarried:
25.0% (12)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
37.8% (295)
Unmarried:
62.2% (486)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.3%
Now married: 42.8%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 3.2%
Females:
Never married: 45.0%
Now married: 35.0%
Separated: 8.9%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 7.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
53.1% (241)
Unmarried:
46.9% (213)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.6% (1,819)
Unmarried:
59.4% (2,666)
Ancestries in Hempstead (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 35,736 (63.2%)
West Indian - 6,264 (11.1%)
Italian - 1,548 (2.7%)
Irish - 1,336 (2.4%)
Subsaharan African - 1,300 (2.3%)
United States - 1,283 (2.3%)
German - 1,230 (2.2%)
Polish - 732 (1.3%)
English - 565 (1.0%)
Russian - 323 (0.6%)
French - 195 (0.3%)
Arab - 175 (0.3%)
Ukrainian - 154 (0.3%)
Portuguese - 124 (0.2%)
Dutch - 113 (0.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 97 (0.2%)
Greek - 92 (0.2%)
Swedish - 87 (0.2%)
Czech - 55 (0.10%)
French Canadian - 52 (0.09%)
Scottish - 49 (0.09%)
Hungarian - 48 (0.08%)
Lithuanian - 42 (0.07%)
Norwegian - 34 (0.06%)
Danish - 31 (0.05%)
Swiss - 8 (0.01%)
Welsh - 7 (0.01%)
Slovak - 6 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 11,660 (84.5%)
Black or African American: 24,792 (84.6%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 100 (100.0%)
Asian: 653 (100.0%)
Other race: 6,661 (85.3%)
Two or more races: 1,000 (79.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,998 (86.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 16,324 (83.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,477 (10.7%)
Black or African American: 2,790 (9.5%)
Other race: 598 (7.7%)
Two or more races: 236 (18.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 256 (7.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,106 (10.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 300 (2.2%)
Black or African American: 1,007 (3.4%)
Other race: 151 (1.9%)
Two or more races: 30 (2.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 129 (3.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 389 (2.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
33.2%
20.4%