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Population (year 2000): 755,924. Estimated
population in July 2005: 751,276 (-0.6% change)
Males: 362,798 (48.0%), Females: 393,126 (52.0%)
Zip codes:
11550.
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $69,083 (year 2000)
Median house value: $221,500 (year 2000)
Races in Hempstead:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Black (14.8%)
- Hispanic (11.5%)
- Other race (4.5%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.4%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (23.7%), Irish (17.6%),
German (11.5%), Polish (5.1%), West Indian (4.9%), United States
(4.2%).
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hempstead
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hempstead town
- Never married: 26.8%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 5.7%
17.8% Foreign born (10.1% Latin America, 4.1%
Europe, 3.0% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers in Hempstead:
- ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER (820 FRONT ST)
- ST JOHNS ESPISCOPAL HOSPITAL (393 FRONT
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hempstead:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; ROCKVILLE
CENTRE, NY)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
MINEOLA, NY)
- NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; EAST
MEADOW, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hempstead:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- REPUBLIC (about 16 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- LA GUARDIA (about 18 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hempstead:
- SANDS POINT (about 11 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 15 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- EVERS (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak stations near Hempstead:
- 13 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 19 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 19 miles: NEW ROCHELLE (DEPOT PLAZA NORTH).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Hempstead:
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
10,842; Location: 1000 Hempstead Turnpike; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.hofstra.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- FRANKLIN CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
188; Location: 91 N FRANKLIN ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- SUBURBAN TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT enrollment:
181; Location: 175 FULTON AVE; Private, for-profit;
Website: JFETFAM@AOL.COM)
- LEARNING INSTITUTE FOR BEAUTY SCIENCES (FT
enrollment: 60; Location: 173A FULTON AVE; Private,
for-profit; Website: LIBS.ORG)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Hempstead:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
6 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 6 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 8
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11
miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,431)
- ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK (about 13 miles;
JAMAICA, NY; FT enrollment: 15,070)
Public high school in Hempstead:
- HEMPSTEAD HS (Students: 1,821; Location: 201
PRESIDENT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Hempstead:
- SACRED HEART ACADEMY HIGH SCH (Students: 769;
Location: 47 CATHEDRAL AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls
only)
Public primary/middle schools in Hempstead:
- ALVERTA B. GRAY SCHULTZ MS (Students: 1,302;
Location: 70 GREENWICH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HEMPSTEAD EARLY CHLDHD CTR (Students: 849;
Location: 436 FRONT ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- LAWRENCE ROAD MS (Students: 839; Location: 50
LAWRENCE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRANKLIN SCHOOL (Students: 778; Location: 335
S FRANKLIN ST; Grades: 01 - 06)
- MARGUERITE GOLDEN RHODES SCHOOL (Students:
576; Location: 270 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 01 - 06)
- FULTON SCHOOL (Students: 558; Location: 40
FULTON AVE; Grades: 01 - 06)
- LUDLUM SCHOOL (Students: 458; Location: 176
WILLIAM ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
- JACKSON ANNEX SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: 380 JACKSON ST; Grades: 01 - 03)
- JACKSON MAIN ES (Students: 375; Location: 451
JACKSON ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Hempstead:
- NEW FRONTIER MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 87;
Location: 35 FULTON AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- EPIPHANY LUTHERAN PLAYSCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: 35 FULTON AV; Grades: PK - 2)
- SALVATION ARMY DAY CARE (Students: 45;
Location: 65 ATLANTIC AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Hempstead:
- HEMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,544,596; Location: 115 NICHOLS COURT; 212,711 books;
8,880 audio materials; 9,339 video materials; 592 serial
subscriptions)
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