One downside of living in Hempstead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.15 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Hempstead is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hempstead area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The percentage of adults in Hempstead who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.35% of the adults in Hempstead have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hempstead in 2018 was $31,370, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,480 for a family of four. However, Hempstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hempstead, accounting for 45.35% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hempstead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hempstead include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and Guyanese.
Hempstead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.44%.
The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
