PlainZIP

Hempstead, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hempstead, NY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 59,357. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HEMPSTEAD-NY · Hempstead, NY 2 ZIPs · 59,357 pop · #5764/25278 · Nassau County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $92,677
  • RANK-UPPER #5764/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Freeport
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-SMALL 59,357
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $465,100

Nearest income peer: Freeport, NY (+ $29,071 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hempstead

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hempstead on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hempstead, NY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
59,357
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,677
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,677 and home value $465,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.8%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,626 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Highland is the closest lower-income city and Mechanicville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hempstead.

Population concentration

ZIP 11550 swallows Hempstead's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 11550 still holds about 95% of Hempstead's 59,357 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Hempstead

Citywide ZBP: 1,311 establishments, 16,361 employees , annual payroll $867,743k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 11550 (1,303 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (231) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Hempstead, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Nassau County, which covers 70 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Hempstead. See the Nassau County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Nassau County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hempstead, Valley Stream, Massapequa and Westbury among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Merrick marks the far end of that range at $177,079, 91% above Hempstead.

Side-by-side: Compare 11550 vs 11549 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
11550 56,435 $92,677 1,303 5,116
11549 2,922 n/a 8 15,946
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Hempstead roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hempstead, .