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

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

115%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Hempstead	New York	National
Income per capita	$54,119	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$174,634	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$172,581	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,215	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,215	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.7%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Hempstead is 21% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Hempstead is 115% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Hempstead is 55% 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

$116,411 $174,634 $349,268

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,195	$340,851	319.1%
Woodcliff Lake, NJ	6,064	$292,811	260.0%
Upper Saddle River, NJ	8,538	$291,963	259.0%
New Hempstead, NY	5,586	$174,634	114.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stokesdale, NC	5,586	$134,898	65.9%
Winston, OR	5,586	$68,191	16.2%
Preston, ID	5,587	$79,014	2.9%
Clarinda, IA	5,584	$70,594	13.2%
Cameron, TX	5,589	$65,466	19.5%
New Hempstead, NY	5,586	$174,634	114.7%

Source: The New Hempstead, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.