New Hempstead is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,419 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Hempstead is the 304th largest community in New York.

New Hempstead home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but New Hempstead real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that New Hempstead has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, New Hempstead is also a village of artists. New Hempstead has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Hempstead’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, New Hempstead is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Hempstead really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Hempstead perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though New Hempstead is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to New Hempstead, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. New Hempstead is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.43% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in New Hempstead in 2022 was $40,030, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,120 for a family of four.

New Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call New Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Hempstead residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Hempstead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.95% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Hempstead include Polish, German, Russian, Haitian, and Hungarian.

In addition, New Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.68%).

The most common language spoken in New Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.