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Population (year 2000): 4,691. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,546 (+39.5% change)
Males: 2,315 (49.3%), Females: 2,376 (50.7%)
Waller County
Zip code:
77445
Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $24,095 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hempstead:
- Black (43.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.1%)
- Hispanic (24.8%)
- Other race (14.6%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (6.3%), Irish (3.9%), United
States (3.8%), English (1.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hempstead
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hempstead city
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 9.1%
14.3% Foreign born (14.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,084 (+30.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hempstead:
- BELLVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
BELLVILLE, TX)
- GRIMES ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles;
NAVASOTA, TX)
- TRINITY COMMUNITY MED CENTER OF BREHAM (about 24
miles; BRENHAM, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hempstead:
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 39 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 53
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 65 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hempstead:
- GRAWUNDER FIELD (about 16 miles; BELLVILLE, TX; ID:
06R)
- MIKESKA FIELD (about 17 miles; BROOKSHIRE, TX; ID:
12R)
- NAVASOTA MUNI (about 19 miles; NAVASOTA, TX; ID:
60R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hempstead:
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 49 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about
49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
(about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
Public high school in Hempstead:
- HEMPSTEAD H S (Students: 442; Location: 524
AUSTIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hempstead:
- HEMPSTEAD EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 368;
Location: P O BOX 1007; Grades: PK - 02)
- HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE (Students: 320; Location:
524 AUSTIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HEMPSTEAD EL (Students: 296; Location: 524
AUSTIN ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Hempstead:
- WALLER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$151,038; Location: 2331 11TH ST; 48,099 books; 1,866
audio materials; 2,590 video materials; 432 serial
subscriptions)
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