ZIP 11550 · Hempstead
Who lives in ZIP code 11550 (Hempstead, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hempstead, NY · Nassau County
uszips 2026
People60,960
Median age38.8
Household income$92,677
Home value$464,841
Median rent$1,626/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+21.8%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 5,592 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,895
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
47.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,523.
Education (adults 25+)
40.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
44.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.9%
- Never married
- 49.4%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.79
- Dual-income families
- 62.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.7%
- Rent burden
- 43.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 2.2%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 12.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.