Hempstead is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,537 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hempstead is the 359th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Hempstead isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hempstead are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hempstead is a city of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hempstead who work in business and financial occupations (17.05%), healthcare suport services (12.94%), and food service (12.86%). One downside of living in Hempstead is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hempstead, the average commute to work is 33.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Hempstead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hempstead has a very low overall level of education: only 7.69% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Hempstead in 2022 was $22,213, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,852 for a family of four. However, Hempstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hempstead is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hempstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hempstead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hempstead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hempstead include German, English, Polish, Italian, and Irish. In addition, Hempstead has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.51%). The most common language spoken in Hempstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
