West Hempstead Population and Demographics

West Hempstead New York Population and Demographics Resources

West Hempstead CDP, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent West Hempstead Population: 18713 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 9143 48.86% Female 9570 51.14%       Under 5 years 1284 6.86% 5 to 9 years 1521 8.13% 10 to 14 years 1336 7.14% 15 to 19 years 1169 6.25% 20 to 24 years 959 5.12% 25 to 34 years 2340 12.5% 35 to 44 years 3102 16.58% 45 to 54 years 2610 13.95% 55 to 59 years 960 5.13% 60 to 64 years 743 3.97% 65 to 74 years 1363 7.28% 75 to 84 years 1036 5.54% 85 years and over 290 1.55%       Median age (years) 37.4       18 years and over 13808 73.79% Male 6569 35.1% Female 7239 38.68% 21 years and over 13203 70.56% 62 years and over 3109 16.61% 65 years and over 2689 14.37% Male 1118 5.97% Female 1571 8.4%       Race     One race 18172 97.11% White 15473 82.69% Black or African American 1111 5.94% American Indian and Alaska Native 32 0.17% Asian 951 5.08% Asian indian 368 1.97% Chinese 228 1.22% Filipino 175 0.94% Japanese 9 0.05% Korean 70 0.37% Vietnamese 6 0.03% Other Asian 95 0.51% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02% Some other race 601 3.21% Two or more races 541 2.89%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 18713 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1860 9.94% Mexican 111 0.59% Puerto Rican 433 2.31% Cuban 65 0.35% Other Hispanic or Latino 1251 6.69% Not Hispanic or Latino 16853 90.06% White alone 14492 77.44%       Relationship     Total Population 18713 100.00% In households 18642 99.62% Householder 6024 32.19% Spouse 3992 21.33% Child 6697 35.79% Own child under 18 years 4552 24.33% Other relatives 1318 7.04% Under 18 years 278 1.49% Nonrelatives 611 3.27% Unmarried partner 156 0.83% In group quarters 71 0.38% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 71 0.38%       Households by Type     Total Households 6024 100.0 % Family households (families) 4870 80.84% With own children under 18 years 2293 38.06% Married-couple family 3992 66.27% With own children under 18 years 2004 33.27% Female householder, no husband present 660 10.96% With own children under 18 years 236 3.92% Non Family households 1154 19.16% Householder living alone 955 15.85% Householder 65 years and over 503 8.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2455 40.75% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1902 31.57%       Average Household size 3.09 Average family size 3.47       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6110 100.00% Occupied housing units 6024 98.59% Vacant housing units 86 1.41% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 0.26% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6024 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5293 87.87% Renter-occupied housing units. 731 12.13%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.15 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.67

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