Hempstead County

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Hempstead County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 23,587
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 349 / 220 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,887.516 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 32.604 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 204,000.000 acres (825.384 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 783
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 25.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 14.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $40,994,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 6,000,000 / 5,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 82.20%
Physicians (2004): 19
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (104)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,553
Federal Spending (2004): $169,502

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	20,806	43.30%
Rural, Farm	2,622	5.46%
Rural, Non-farm	24,620	51.24%

Hempstead County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Employment Information Back to top
Hempstead County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	10,212	9,326	886	8.67%	87
1991	10,158	9,282	876	8.62%	86
1992	10,620	9,857	764	7.19%	72
1993	10,864	10,044	820	7.55%	76
1994	11,242	10,447	796	7.08%	71
1995	11,518	10,734	784	6.81%	68
1996	11,844	10,912	931	7.86%	79
1997	11,935	11,055	880	7.37%	74
1998	11,540	10,725	815	7.06%	71
1999	11,538	10,900	638	5.53%	55
2000	11,079	10,575	504	4.55%	45
2001	10,895	10,409	486	4.46%	45
2002	11,202	10,693	509	4.54%	45
2003	11,052	10,470	583	5.27%	53
2004	10,806	10,172	634	5.87%	59
2005	10,849	10,237	612	5.64%	56
2006	11,046	10,438	608	5.51%	55
2007	10,985	10,323	661	6.02%	60
2008	11,069	10,473	596	5.39%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	10,198	9,104	1,094	10.73%	107
Feb 1990	10,229	9,215	1,014	9.91%	99
Mar 1990	10,350	9,379	971	9.38%	94
Apr 1990	10,192	9,262	930	9.12%	91
May 1990	10,302	9,308	994	9.65%	96
Jun 1990	10,474	9,451	1,023	9.77%	98
Jul 1990	10,234	9,254	980	9.58%	96
Aug 1990	10,223	9,400	823	8.05%	81
Sep 1990	10,206	9,439	767	7.52%	75
Oct 1990	10,138	9,478	660	6.51%	65
Nov 1990	10,102	9,414	688	6.81%	68
Dec 1990	9,891	9,206	685	6.93%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	9,743	8,958	785	8.06%	81
Feb 1991	9,796	8,959	837	8.54%	85
Mar 1991	9,819	8,982	837	8.52%	85
Apr 1991	10,099	9,185	914	9.05%	91
May 1991	10,279	9,172	1,107	10.77%	108
Jun 1991	10,613	9,412	1,201	11.32%	113
Jul 1991	10,573	9,520	1,053	9.96%	100
Aug 1991	10,275	9,428	847	8.24%	82
Sep 1991	10,130	9,296	834	8.23%	82
Oct 1991	10,129	9,410	719	7.10%	71
Nov 1991	10,188	9,506	682	6.69%	67
Dec 1991	10,251	9,555	696	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	10,268	9,409	859	8.37%	84
Feb 1992	10,489	9,590	899	8.57%	86
Mar 1992	10,499	9,723	776	7.39%	74
Apr 1992	10,581	9,834	747	7.06%	71
May 1992	10,699	9,913	786	7.35%	73
Jun 1992	10,863	9,996	867	7.98%	80
Jul 1992	10,935	10,101	834	7.63%	76
Aug 1992	10,801	10,062	739	6.84%	68
Sep 1992	10,724	10,029	695	6.48%	65
Oct 1992	10,593	9,984	609	5.75%	57
Nov 1992	10,514	9,846	668	6.35%	64
Dec 1992	10,479	9,796	683	6.52%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	10,389	9,535	854	8.22%	82
Feb 1993	10,463	9,611	852	8.14%	81
Mar 1993	10,493	9,694	799	7.61%	76
Apr 1993	10,773	9,980	793	7.36%	74
May 1993	10,805	9,991	814	7.53%	75
Jun 1993	11,109	10,174	935	8.42%	84
Jul 1993	11,177	10,278	899	8.04%	80
Aug 1993	11,136	10,284	852	7.65%	77
Sep 1993	10,958	10,177	781	7.13%	71
Oct 1993	11,020	10,285	735	6.67%	67
Nov 1993	11,108	10,357	751	6.76%	68
Dec 1993	10,937	10,160	777	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	10,931	9,933	998	9.13%	91
Feb 1994	10,918	9,987	931	8.53%	85
Mar 1994	11,045	10,207	838	7.59%	76
Apr 1994	11,075	10,284	791	7.14%	71
May 1994	11,195	10,390	805	7.19%	72
Jun 1994	11,404	10,512	892	7.82%	78
Jul 1994	11,388	10,535	853	7.49%	75
Aug 1994	11,409	10,644	765	6.71%	67
Sep 1994	11,364	10,653	711	6.26%	63
Oct 1994	11,523	10,839	684	5.94%	59
Nov 1994	11,348	10,707	641	5.65%	56
Dec 1994	11,307	10,668	639	5.65%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,413	10,623	790	6.92%	69
Feb 1995	11,345	10,548	797	7.03%	70
Mar 1995	11,295	10,691	604	5.35%	53
Apr 1995	11,304	10,680	624	5.52%	55
May 1995	11,301	10,649	652	5.77%	58
Jun 1995	11,532	10,729	803	6.96%	70
Jul 1995	11,718	10,823	895	7.64%	76
Aug 1995	11,505	10,625	880	7.65%	76
Sep 1995	11,653	10,773	880	7.55%	76
Oct 1995	11,810	10,981	829	7.02%	70
Nov 1995	11,703	10,900	803	6.86%	69
Dec 1995	11,639	10,786	853	7.33%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,451	10,442	1,009	8.81%	88
Feb 1996	11,593	10,649	944	8.14%	81
Mar 1996	11,638	10,756	882	7.58%	76
Apr 1996	11,608	10,773	835	7.19%	72
May 1996	11,772	10,835	937	7.96%	80
Jun 1996	12,001	10,974	1,027	8.56%	86
Jul 1996	12,207	11,074	1,133	9.28%	93
Aug 1996	11,902	10,938	964	8.10%	81
Sep 1996	11,899	10,997	902	7.58%	76
Oct 1996	12,014	11,152	862	7.17%	72
Nov 1996	12,091	11,254	837	6.92%	69
Dec 1996	11,949	11,104	845	7.07%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,773	10,836	937	7.96%	80
Feb 1997	11,877	10,961	916	7.71%	77
Mar 1997	11,919	11,063	856	7.18%	72
Apr 1997	12,055	11,213	842	6.98%	70
May 1997	12,010	11,111	899	7.49%	75
Jun 1997	12,353	11,280	1,073	8.69%	87
Jul 1997	12,273	11,179	1,094	8.91%	89
Aug 1997	12,032	11,134	898	7.46%	75
Sep 1997	12,013	11,166	847	7.05%	71
Oct 1997	11,675	10,949	726	6.22%	62
Nov 1997	11,616	10,924	692	5.96%	60
Dec 1997	11,619	10,840	779	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,359	10,483	876	7.71%	77
Feb 1998	11,482	10,523	959	8.35%	84
Mar 1998	11,477	10,659	818	7.13%	71
Apr 1998	11,468	10,705	763	6.65%	67
May 1998	11,511	10,688	823	7.15%	71
Jun 1998	11,601	10,728	873	7.53%	75
Jul 1998	11,771	10,847	924	7.85%	78
Aug 1998	11,711	10,865	846	7.22%	72
Sep 1998	11,649	10,844	805	6.91%	69
Oct 1998	11,465	10,723	742	6.47%	65
Nov 1998	11,511	10,845	666	5.79%	58
Dec 1998	11,471	10,792	679	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,342	10,591	751	6.62%	66
Feb 1999	11,410	10,675	735	6.44%	64
Mar 1999	11,373	10,748	625	5.50%	55
Apr 1999	11,443	10,818	625	5.46%	55
May 1999	11,603	10,951	652	5.62%	56
Jun 1999	11,903	11,117	786	6.60%	66
Jul 1999	11,845	11,093	752	6.35%	63
Aug 1999	11,600	11,002	598	5.16%	52
Sep 1999	11,563	10,975	588	5.09%	51
Oct 1999	11,541	11,027	514	4.45%	45
Nov 1999	11,471	10,970	501	4.37%	44
Dec 1999	11,363	10,834	529	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,999	10,383	616	5.60%	56
Feb 2000	11,031	10,431	600	5.44%	54
Mar 2000	11,091	10,551	540	4.87%	49
Apr 2000	11,190	10,704	486	4.34%	43
May 2000	11,240	10,723	517	4.60%	46
Jun 2000	11,354	10,778	576	5.07%	51
Jul 2000	11,216	10,597	619	5.52%	55
Aug 2000	11,024	10,525	499	4.53%	45
Sep 2000	10,966	10,534	432	3.94%	39
Oct 2000	10,987	10,612	375	3.41%	34
Nov 2000	10,915	10,536	379	3.47%	35
Dec 2000	10,937	10,531	406	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,674	10,171	503	4.71%	47
Feb 2001	10,687	10,193	494	4.62%	46
Mar 2001	10,914	10,459	455	4.17%	42
Apr 2001	10,931	10,488	443	4.05%	41
May 2001	10,871	10,391	480	4.42%	44
Jun 2001	11,088	10,523	565	5.10%	51
Jul 2001	11,152	10,610	542	4.86%	49
Aug 2001	10,899	10,415	484	4.44%	44
Sep 2001	11,011	10,538	473	4.30%	43
Oct 2001	10,874	10,443	431	3.96%	40
Nov 2001	10,853	10,399	454	4.18%	42
Dec 2001	10,789	10,283	506	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,877	10,296	581	5.34%	53
Feb 2002	11,001	10,423	578	5.25%	53
Mar 2002	11,027	10,500	527	4.78%	48
Apr 2002	11,213	10,694	519	4.63%	46
May 2002	11,281	10,799	482	4.27%	43
Jun 2002	11,397	10,858	539	4.73%	47
Jul 2002	11,251	10,690	561	4.99%	50
Aug 2002	11,250	10,762	488	4.34%	43
Sep 2002	11,254	10,805	449	3.99%	40
Oct 2002	11,333	10,911	422	3.72%	37
Nov 2002	11,282	10,828	454	4.02%	40
Dec 2002	11,263	10,754	509	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	11,049	10,473	576	5.21%	52
Feb 2003	10,980	10,403	577	5.26%	53
Mar 2003	10,995	10,456	539	4.90%	49
Apr 2003	11,106	10,569	537	4.84%	48
May 2003	11,013	10,474	539	4.89%	49
Jun 2003	11,261	10,598	663	5.89%	59
Jul 2003	11,183	10,489	694	6.21%	62
Aug 2003	11,160	10,595	565	5.06%	51
Sep 2003	11,216	10,658	558	4.98%	50
Oct 2003	11,048	10,536	512	4.63%	46
Nov 2003	10,892	10,276	616	5.66%	57
Dec 2003	10,723	10,107	616	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,609	9,898	711	6.70%	67
Feb 2004	10,733	10,020	713	6.64%	66
Mar 2004	10,745	10,088	657	6.11%	61
Apr 2004	10,855	10,246	609	5.61%	56
May 2004	10,831	10,202	629	5.81%	58
Jun 2004	10,994	10,321	673	6.12%	61
Jul 2004	10,977	10,299	678	6.18%	62
Aug 2004	10,904	10,252	652	5.98%	60
Sep 2004	10,865	10,281	584	5.38%	54
Oct 2004	10,792	10,236	556	5.15%	52
Nov 2004	10,726	10,163	563	5.25%	52
Dec 2004	10,636	10,055	581	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,563	9,907	656	6.21%	62
Feb 2005	10,591	9,912	679	6.41%	64
Mar 2005	10,584	9,995	589	5.57%	56
Apr 2005	10,785	10,188	597	5.54%	55
May 2005	10,896	10,291	605	5.55%	56
Jun 2005	11,170	10,500	670	6.00%	60
Jul 2005	11,170	10,512	658	5.89%	59
Aug 2005	10,958	10,363	595	5.43%	54
Sep 2005	10,981	10,375	606	5.52%	55
Oct 2005	10,944	10,398	546	4.99%	50
Nov 2005	10,822	10,240	582	5.38%	54
Dec 2005	10,722	10,164	558	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,800	10,188	612	5.67%	57
Feb 2006	10,908	10,284	624	5.72%	57
Mar 2006	10,982	10,433	549	5.00%	50
Apr 2006	11,162	10,593	569	5.10%	51
May 2006	11,081	10,501	580	5.23%	52
Jun 2006	11,213	10,560	653	5.82%	58
Jul 2006	11,165	10,437	728	6.52%	65
Aug 2006	11,037	10,428	609	5.52%	55
Sep 2006	11,107	10,497	610	5.49%	55
Oct 2006	11,042	10,475	567	5.13%	51
Nov 2006	11,062	10,491	571	5.16%	52
Dec 2006	10,988	10,363	625	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,874	10,198	676	6.22%	62
Feb 2007	11,068	10,409	659	5.95%	60
Mar 2007	11,103	10,507	596	5.37%	54
Apr 2007	10,998	10,405	593	5.39%	54
May 2007	10,881	10,299	582	5.35%	53
Jun 2007	11,041	10,351	690	6.25%	62
Jul 2007	10,882	10,096	786	7.22%	72
Aug 2007	10,855	10,159	696	6.41%	64
Sep 2007	11,120	10,476	644	5.79%	58
Oct 2007	10,974	10,317	657	5.99%	60
Nov 2007	11,042	10,388	654	5.92%	59
Dec 2007	10,977	10,275	702	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,916	10,156	760	6.96%	70
Feb 2008	10,914	10,243	671	6.15%	61
Mar 2008	11,125	10,536	589	5.29%	53
Apr 2008	11,150	10,628	522	4.68%	47
May 2008	11,240	10,631	609	5.42%	54
Jun 2008	11,131	10,507	624	5.61%	56
Jul 2008	11,029	10,466	563	5.10%	51
Aug 2008	11,014	10,491	523	4.75%	47
Sep 2008	11,101	10,597	504	4.54%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hempstead County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Food Manufacturing	1,980	17.50%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,104	9.76%
3.	Construction	1,096	9.69%
4.	Truck Transportation	560	4.95%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	550	4.86%
6.	Public Administration	456	4.03%
7.	Wood Manufacturing	396	3.50%
8.	Educational Services	388	3.43%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	370	3.27%
10.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	370	3.27%
11.	Machinery Manufacturing	344	3.04%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	316	2.79%
13.	Health Care	250	2.21%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	184	1.63%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	176	1.56%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	144	1.27%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	138	1.22%
18.	Finance and Insurance	132	1.17%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	132	1.17%
20.	Utilities	130	1.15%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,384	14.93%
2.	Food Manufacturing	1,352	14.59%
3.	Health Care	1,198	12.93%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	634	6.84%
5.	Finance and Insurance	312	3.37%
6.	Public Administration	312	3.37%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	284	3.06%
8.	Social Assistance	262	2.83%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	250	2.70%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	228	2.46%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	214	2.31%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	210	2.27%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	206	2.22%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	172	1.86%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	172	1.86%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	162	1.75%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	144	1.55%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	144	1.55%
19.	Construction	142	1.53%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	124	1.34%

Hempstead County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,584	14.00%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,142	10.09%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	606	5.36%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	562	4.97%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	562	4.97%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	432	3.82%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	420	3.71%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	392	3.46%
9.	Agricultural Workers	374	3.31%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	368	3.25%
11.	Other Management Occupations	308	2.72%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	288	2.55%
13.	Other Construction Trades	260	2.30%
14.	Other Material Moving Workers	242	2.14%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	224	1.98%
16.	Food Processing Workers	198	1.75%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	178	1.57%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	168	1.48%
19.	Construction Laborers	166	1.47%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	164	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,014	10.94%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	558	6.02%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	498	5.37%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	412	4.45%
5.	Cashiers	352	3.80%
6.	Food Processing Workers	330	3.56%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	324	3.50%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	318	3.43%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	310	3.34%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	270	2.91%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	260	2.81%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	240	2.59%
13.	Other Management Occupations	234	2.52%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	230	2.48%
15.	Registered Nurses	230	2.48%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	224	2.42%
17.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	222	2.40%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	192	2.07%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	184	1.99%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	152	1.64%

Hempstead County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	19,287	52.89%
15-35 hours	3,358	9.21%
1-14 hours	773	2.12%
No regular hours	13,046	35.78%

Hempstead County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,015	5.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM	794	3.99%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	998	5.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,720	8.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,941	9.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,094	15.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,500	17.58%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,603	8.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	509	2.56%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	562	2.82%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	183	0.92%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	180	0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,753	8.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,060	10.35%

Hempstead County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,155	5.80%
5-9	2,897	14.55%
10-14	4,438	22.29%
15-19	3,896	19.57%
20-24	2,442	12.26%
25-29	644	3.23%
30-34	2,093	10.51%
35-39	353	1.77%
40-44	344	1.73%
45-59	830	4.17%
60-89	520	2.61%
At least 90	300	1.51%

Hempstead County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	48	0.24%	15,424	77.46%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,790	14.01%
45-59	0	0.00%	830	4.17%
At least 60	0	0.00%	820	4.12%

Hempstead County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	22	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,557	17.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	15,744	76.53%
Motorcycle	18	0.09%
Other	286	1.39%
Public transportation	48	0.23%
Walked	237	1.15%
Worked at home	659	3.20%

Hempstead County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Family Information Back to top
: 17,926 (46,640 people)
: 12,802 (39,500 people)
: 4,682
: 25,605
Hempstead County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,019	16.57%
$10,000-$14,999	1,970	10.81%
$15,000-$19,999	1,404	7.70%
$20,000-$24,999	1,636	8.98%
$25,000-$29,999	1,393	7.64%
$30,000-$34,999	1,297	7.12%
$35,000-$39,999	1,266	6.95%
$40,000-$44,999	1,149	6.31%
$45,000-$49,999	837	4.59%
$50,000-$59,999	1,377	7.56%
$60,000-$74,999	1,296	7.11%
$75,000-$99,999	909	4.99%
$100,000-$124,999	356	1.95%
$125,000-$149,999	166	0.91%
$150,000-$199,999	30	0.16%
$200,000 or more	118	0.65%

Hempstead County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,281	25.46%
Family, 2 people	2,690	30.03%
Nonfamily, 2 people	230	2.57%
Family, 3 people	1,508	16.83%
Nonfamily, 3 people	30	0.33%
Family, 4 people	1,250	13.95%
Nonfamily, 4 people	20	0.22%
Family, 5 people	534	5.96%
Nonfamily, 5 people	14	0.16%
Family, 6 people	237	2.65%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	159	1.77%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Hempstead County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	13,777	30.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,775	8.35%
Public Assistance	782	1.73%
Retirement	2,452	5.42%
Self Employment	2,275	5.03%
Social Security	5,486	12.13%
Supplemental Security	1,289	2.85%
Wage / Salary	13,194	29.18%
Other	2,184	4.83%

Hempstead County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,383	56.50%
With children under 18	4,144	43.50%

Hempstead County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,849	10.44%
Married	10,717	60.51%
Never Married	4,698	26.53%
Widowed	446	2.52%

Hempstead County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,089	10.68%
Married	10,928	55.85%
Never Married	3,992	20.40%
Widowed	2,557	13.07%

Hempstead County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Education Information Back to top
Hempstead County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,738	10.70%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,073	20.24%
High school diploma or equivalent	13,337	38.16%
Some college, no degree	6,123	17.52%
Associate degree	1,145	3.28%
Bachelors degree	2,361	6.76%
Graduate or professional degree	1,170	3.35%

Hempstead County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	486	2.06%	202	0.86%	688	2.92%
Kindergarten	653	2.77%	44	0.19%	697	2.96%
Grades 1-4	3,017	12.79%	137	0.58%	3,154	13.37%
Grades 5-8	2,758	11.69%	88	0.37%	2,846	12.07%
Grades 9-12	2,657	11.26%	108	0.46%	2,765	11.72%
Undergrad college	1,447	6.13%	120	0.51%	1,567	6.64%
Graduate or professional school	302	1.28%	22	0.09%	324	1.37%
Total	11,320	47.99%	721	3.06%	12,041	51.05%

Hempstead County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Business Information Back to top
: $34,988,000
: $153,949,000
: $16,954,000
: 2,600
Hempstead County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	4	2	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	4	2	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	2	2	2
1999 - Construction	2	2	5	7	13
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	4	3	7
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	17	14	21
1999 - Information	1	2	1	2	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	4	8	13	7
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	5	19	7	22
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	6	2	11
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	2	1	10
1999 - Retail Trade	4	15	27	22	37
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	5	3	3
1999 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	5	4	5
1999 - Total	28	42	109	86	150
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	6	1	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	2	4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	3	2
2000 - Construction	2	7	6	7	6
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	4	3	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	8	23	8	16
2000 - Information	0	1	1	2	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	0	13	9	7
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	16	10	20
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	5	5	12
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	3	3	5
2000 - Retail Trade	5	8	26	25	31
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	7	3	3
2000 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	5	1	4	2	8
2000 - Total	25	37	117	85	132
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	3	5	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	5
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	1	4
2001 - Construction	4	0	11	4	5
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	4	6	5
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	6	17	11	17
2001 - Information	1	0	1	1	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	3	0	11	13	6
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	9	12	26
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	4	14
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	3	3	4
2001 - Retail Trade	6	7	26	28	27
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	4	4	4
2001 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	4	5	7
2001 - Total	35	28	99	99	132
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	1	5	4
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	3	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	4
2002 - Construction	2	5	6	4	9
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	6	5	5
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	6	12	21	9
2002 - Information	1	1	3	2	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	3	9	18	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	9	17	9	18
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	4	4	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	3	4	4
2002 - Retail Trade	15	11	23	26	26
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	3	2	9	1
2002 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	8	5
2002 - Total	55	48	94	117	108
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	3	4	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	3	1	2
2003 - Construction	5	2	6	5	7
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	9	5	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	7	26	8	8
2003 - Information	1	1	2	0	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	3	8	13	7
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	4	10	17	21
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	3	8	4	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	4	3	5
2003 - Retail Trade	10	12	23	26	32
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	3	5	8
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	6	5
2003 - Total	35	43	113	97	120
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	6	1	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	4	2	1
2004 - Construction	3	2	2	6	12
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	6	6	7
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	5	23	8	14
2004 - Information	1	1	1	4	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	10	10	9
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	13	14	20
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	4	7	11
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	3	9
2004 - Retail Trade	10	8	24	24	34
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	2	8	6	4
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	0	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	7	3	5
2004 - Total	36	29	111	96	133
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	3	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	4	2
2005 - Construction	3	5	4	5	9
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	6	6	8
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	22	12	14
2005 - Information	1	0	1	1	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	3	2	9	13	6
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	6	9	13	23
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	5	4	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	3	3	9
2005 - Retail Trade	3	11	19	26	36
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	6	3	8	6
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	7	5	4
2005 - Total	29	40	92	106	138

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hempstead County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	37,668	79.72%
Below Poverty Level	9,581	20.28%

Hempstead County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$210	$55	$303	$0	$0	$145	$658	$181	$787	$410
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$220	$58	$318	$0	$0	$152	$690	$190	$787	$410
1975	$197	$90	$692	$0	$0	$137	$1,026	$338	$605	$61
1976	$207	$94	$727	$0	$0	$144	$1,078	$355	$605	$61
1977	$338	$2	$918	$0	$0	$350	$1,606	$496	$507	$141
1978	$358	$2	$908	$0	$0	$2,186	$3,452	$1,692	$461	$384
1979	$376	$2	$1,004	$0	$0	$2,501	$3,881	$2,000	$415	$508
1980	$441	$2	$1,159	$0	$0	$2,378	$3,978	$2,382	$369	$467
1981	$508	$2	$968	$0	$0	$4,019	$5,495	$2,213	$323	$465
1982	$594	$2	$901	$0	$0	$3,346	$4,841	$2,272	$98	$349
1983	$569	$2	$958	$0	$0	$436	$1,963	$740	$83	$185
1984	$591	$2	$993	$0	$0	$451	$2,035	$740	$83	$185
1985	$527	$6	$1,374	$0	$0	$627	$2,528	$763	$52	$498
1986	$529	$6	$1,379	$0	$0	$628	$2,536	$763	$52	$498
1987	$611	$4	$1,201	$0	$0	$932	$2,744	$954	$18	$677
1988	$668	$599	$1,201	$0	$0	$1,080	$2,949	$1,002	$0	$1,819
1989	$695	$623	$1,249	$0	$0	$1,122	$3,066	$1,042	$0	$1,819
1990	$720	$645	$1,294	$0	$0	$1,162	$3,176	$1,080	$0	$1,819
1991	$560	$662	$1,238	$0	$0	$304	$2,102	$1,160	$0	$1,763
1992	$696	$1,396	$1,856	$0	$0	$691	$3,243	$1,183	$0	$1,859
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$671	$1,517	$1,164	$0	$0	$1,432	$3,267	$2,500	$1,285	$2,410
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$913	$3,365	$1,142	$0	$0	$1,182	$3,237	$2,186	$395	$3,194
2001	$986	$3,634	$1,188	$0	$0	$1,256	$3,430	$2,255	$55	$3,099
2002	$840	$3,740	$1,441	$0	$0	$1,679	$3,960	$2,317	$0	$3,531
2003	$920	$3,855	$1,241	$0	$0	$1,704	$3,865	$2,386	$0	$4,824

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$144	$15	$13	$277	$0	$747
1972	$25	$0	$28	$0	$0	$245	$747
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$151	$16	$14	$290	$0	$784
1974	$26	$0	$29	$0	$0	$258	$784
1975	$17	$181	$28	$26	$331	$0	$1,014
1975	$35	$6	$26	$0	$0	$364	$1,014
1976	$17	$191	$29	$27	$347	$0	$1,065
1976	$37	$6	$28	$0	$0	$383	$1,065
1977	$2	$227	$29	$24	$685	$0	$1,221
1977	$36	$5	$17	$0	$0	$196	$1,221
1978	$6	$382	$65	$1,753	$677	$0	$3,131
1978	$91	$24	$31	$0	$0	$102	$3,131
1979	$46	$410	$76	$2,148	$714	$0	$3,715
1979	$129	$10	$18	$0	$0	$164	$3,715
1980	$46	$457	$187	$2,126	$838	$0	$4,021
1980	$136	$16	$17	$0	$0	$198	$4,021
1981	$43	$504	$373	$3,087	$776	$0	$5,102
1981	$92	$7	$18	$0	$0	$202	$5,102
1982	$48	$421	$107	$3,118	$717	$0	$4,838
1982	$139	$0	$6	$0	$0	$282	$4,838
1983	$50	$436	$72	$206	$645	$3	$1,952
1983	$183	$23	$5	$0	$0	$329	$1,952
1984	$52	$452	$74	$214	$670	$3	$2,023
1984	$190	$23	$5	$0	$0	$340	$2,023
1985	$0	$612	$106	$332	$653	$3	$2,269
1985	$177	$27	$3	$0	$0	$356	$2,269
1986	$0	$613	$106	$333	$656	$3	$2,275
1986	$177	$27	$3	$0	$0	$357	$2,275
1987	$0	$724	$126	$221	$686	$4	$2,546
1987	$223	$24	$3	$0	$0	$535	$2,546
1988	$0	$646	$88	$421	$969	$6	$3,672
1988	$271	$19	$1	$0	$0	$1,251	$3,672
1989	$0	$672	$92	$438	$1,008	$6	$3,820
1989	$282	$20	$1	$0	$0	$1,301	$3,820
1990	$0	$697	$95	$454	$1,044	$6	$3,957
1990	$292	$21	$1	$0	$0	$1,347	$3,957
1991	$0	$569	$76	$555	$760	$0	$2,849
1991	$213	$1	$0	$0	$0	$675	$2,849
1992	$0	$776	$96	$825	$1,011	$0	$4,315
1992	$231	$2	$0	$0	$0	$1,374	$4,315
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$691	$68	$45	$1,625	$0	$5,285
1997	$462	$1	$76	$0	$0	$2,317	$5,285
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$945	$77	$68	$1,262	$0	$6,103
2000	$624	$60	$44	$0	$0	$3,023	$6,103
2001	$0	$996	$81	$72	$1,330	$0	$6,358
2001	$657	$63	$24	$0	$0	$3,135	$6,358
2002	$0	$635	$58	$0	$1,303	$0	$5,611
2002	$671	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,944	$5,611
2003	$0	$649	$60	$59	$1,639	$0	$6,310
2003	$838	$52	$0	$0	$0	$3,013	$6,310

Hempstead County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Criminal Information Back to top
: 49

Hempstead County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Hempstead County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,513	14.89%
10-19 Years	3,598	15.25%
20-29 Years	3,153	13.37%
30-39 Years	3,227	13.68%
40-49 Years	3,183	13.49%
50-59 Years	2,595	11.00%
60-69 Years	1,909	8.09%
70-79 Years	1,393	5.91%
80-89 Years	827	3.51%
90+ Years	189	0.80%

Hempstead County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,407	48.36%
Female	12,180	51.64%

Hempstead County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	14,108	59.81%
African-American	7,107	30.13%
Hispanic/Latino	1,946	8.25%
Multiracial	279	1.18%
Amerindian	80	0.34%
Asian	40	0.17%
Other Race	24	0.10%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Hempstead County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,585	42.63%
2.	Irish	3,273	16.25%
3.	German	2,261	11.23%
4.	English	2,244	11.14%
5.	French Non-Basque	640	3.18%
6.	African	524	2.60%
7.	Scotch Irish	514	2.55%
8.	Dutch	368	1.83%
9.	Scottish	226	1.12%
10.	Italian	219	1.09%

Hempstead County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	40,243	90.54%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,559	8.01%
3.	German	272	0.61%
4.	French	122	0.27%
5.	Urdu	84	0.19%
6.	Polish	38	0.09%
7.	Tagalog	32	0.07%
8.	Vietnamese	26	0.06%
9.	Other Native North American	24	0.05%
10.	Other Asian	12	0.03%

Hempstead County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	44,993	93.64%
Naturalized immigrant	661	1.38%
Not a citizen	2,394	4.98%

Hempstead County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hempstead County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Hempstead County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

71801	71831	71855
71802	71838	71862
71825	71847

Hope (10,616)	Bois d'Arc (518)	Washington
De Roan (3,027)	Noland (482)	Water Creek
Fulton (1,573)	Blevins (365)	Emmet
Mine Creek (1,562)	Perrytown (255)	Saline
Springhill (1,531)	Mc Caskill (84)	Redland
Ozan (1,254)	Patmos (61)	Columbus
Wallaceburg (615)	Oakhaven (54)	Garland
Bodcaw (596)	McNab (37)

Blevins	Hope	Perrytown
Bodcaw	Mc Caskill	Redland
Bois d'Arc	McNab	Saline
Columbus	Mine Creek	Springhill
De Roan	Noland	Wallaceburg
Emmet	Oakhaven	Washington
Fulton	Ozan	Water Creek
Garland	Patmos