New Hempstead, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

112%

Household income NAT. AVG.

56%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Hempstead	New York	National
Income per capita	$35,885	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$117,382	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$117,476	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,571	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,721	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.7%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Hempstead is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Hempstead is 112% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Hempstead is 56% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Hempstead is 89% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$78,246 $117,382 $234,764

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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New Hempstead median earnings by income bracket

New Hempstead employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.4%	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	13.3%	13.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.5%	9.5%
Education, health & social services	23.5%	23.5%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	17,890	$250,001	351.9%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	$242,500	338.3%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,096	$230,682	317.0%
Upper Saddle River, NJ	8,214	$198,542	258.9%
Woodcliff Lake, NJ	5,836	$197,632	257.2%
New Hempstead, NY	5,426	$117,382	112.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colby, KS	5,426	$62,001	12.1%
Windsor, QC	5,425	n/a
Blaine, WA	5,427	$72,772	31.5%
Jonesboro, GA	5,428	$29,375	46.9%
Blauvelt, NY	5,423	$170,071	207.4%
New Hempstead, NY	5,426	$117,382	112.2%

Source: The New Hempstead, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).