Hempstead, NY Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,459 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,015 | 5.5 |
Kindergarten | 878 | 4.8 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,699 | 36.3 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,555 | 19.3 |
College or graduate school | 6,312 | 34.2 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 32,349 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 5,604 | 17.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,205 | 16.1 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,086 | 28.1 |
Some college, no degree | 5,543 | 17.1 |
Associate degree | 1,738 | 5.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 3,080 | 9.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,093 | 6.5 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.0 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 43,707 | 100.0 |
Never married | 19,914 | 45.6 |
Now married, except separated | 16,324 | 37.3 |
Separated | 2,208 | 5.1 |
Widowed | 2,536 | 5.8 |
Female | 2,101 | 4.8 |
Divorced | 2,725 | 6.2 |
Female | 1,693 | 3.9 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,251 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 718 | 31.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,552 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,577 | 6.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 15,018 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,216 | 8.1 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 32,119 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 8,091 | 25.2 |
Percent employed | 59.7 | (X) |
No disability | 24,028 | 74.8 |
Percent employed | 69.0 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,827 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,489 | 38.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 51,968 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 28,631 | 55.1 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 19,622 | 37.8 |
Same county | 12,162 | 23.4 |
Different county | 7,460 | 14.4 |
Same state | 5,343 | 10.3 |
Different state | 2,117 | 4.1 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,715 | 7.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 56,544 | 100.0 |
Native | 37,775 | 66.8 |
Born in United States | 36,778 | 65.0 |
State of residence | 28,575 | 50.5 |
Different state | 8,203 | 14.5 |
Born outside United States | 997 | 1.8 |
Foreign born | 18,769 | 33.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 9,463 | 16.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,823 | 10.3 |
Not a citizen | 12,946 | 22.9 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 18,769 | 100.0 |
Europe | 778 | 4.1 |
Asia | 404 | 2.2 |
Africa | 286 | 1.5 |
Oceania | 10 | 0.1 |
Latin America | 17,251 | 91.9 |
Northern America | 40 | 0.2 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 51,968 | 100.0 |
English only | 32,519 | 62.6 |
Language other than English | 19,449 | 37.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 10,841 | 20.9 |
Spanish | 15,922 | 30.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,844 | 18.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,856 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 763 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 340 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 140 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 56,544 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 51,686 | 91.4 |
Arab | 175 | 0.3 |
Czech1 | 55 | 0.1 |
Danish | 31 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 113 | 0.2 |
English | 565 | 1.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 195 | 0.3 |
French Canadian1 | 52 | 0.1 |
German | 1,230 | 2.2 |
Greek | 92 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 48 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,336 | 2.4 |
Italian | 1,548 | 2.7 |
Lithuanian | 42 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 34 | 0.1 |
Polish | 732 | 1.3 |
Portuguese | 124 | 0.2 |
Russian | 323 | 0.6 |
Scotch-Irish | 97 | 0.2 |
Scottish | 49 | 0.1 |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 1,300 | 2.3 |
Swedish | 87 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 8 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 154 | 0.3 |
United States or American | 1,283 | 2.3 |
Welsh | 7 | 0.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 6,264 | 11.1 |
Other ancestries | 35,736 | 63.2 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |