ZIP 11552 · West Hempstead
Who lives in ZIP code 11552 (West Hempstead, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Hempstead, NY · Nassau County
uszips 2026
People25,174
Median age36.5
Household income$155,154
Home value$637,767
Median rent$2,813/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+48.7%
Commute38 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
- 2,782 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,469
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
67.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,107.
Education (adults 25+)
45.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.0%
- Never married
- 34.3%
- Divorced
- 6.5%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.71
- Dual-income families
- 64.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.4%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 44.2%
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 4.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.