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West Hempstead CDP, New York: commercial real estate data.
West Hempstead CDP is a Census CDP of 20,648 people across 2.66 square miles of land, in Nassau County. Median household income is $164,127, 90.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.3 m.
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West Hempstead
What West Hempstead is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.66 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,769
- County holding the largest share of its areaNassau County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Hempstead
How many people live in West Hempstead
- Population20,648
- Median age37.5
- Population under 185,273
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,391
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households6,121
- Family households5,062
- Share of households that are families82.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Hempstead
Income and work in West Hempstead
- Median household income$164,127
- Per capita income$53,179
- Civilian labor force10,003
- Employed9,449
- Unemployed554 plus or minus 169
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over13,399
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Hempstead
Housing in West Hempstead
- Housing units6,311
- Occupied units6,121
- Vacant units190 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied5,544
- Renter occupied577 plus or minus 142
- Ownership rate90.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$653,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,967 plus or minus $725
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units5,851
- Share single family92.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more443 plus or minus 144
- Share in buildings of two or more7.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Hempstead
How West Hempstead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,824
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,197 plus or minus 267
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,395
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.2 percent
- Drove alone64.5 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport8.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home15.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Hempstead
SBA loans in West Hempstead (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$26,301,700
- Average approval$597,766
- Median approval$115,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,350,000
- Largest approval$4,400,000
- Jobs supported313
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full6
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.4 percent
- Share to franchises6.8 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 8 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Hempstead
SBA loans in West Hempstead (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,291,000
- Average approval$572,750
- Median approval$628,000
- Largest approval$1,209,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Nassau County, not West Hempstead
Nassau County context, not West Hempstead figures
These are Nassau County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Hempstead measurements.
- Establishments in Nassau County48,718
- Employment at those establishments, Nassau County562,420
- Covered employment, Nassau County631,563
- Average annual pay, Nassau County$77,454
- Average weekly wage, Nassau County$1,489
- Housing units permitted, Nassau County830
- Of those, single family, Nassau County607
- County product, 2024, Nassau County$130,221,948,000
- County product change over the prior year, Nassau County3.7 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Nassau County$131,119
Every figure in this section is published for Nassau County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Hempstead. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Hempstead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Hempstead, New York?
20,648, in 6,121 households. West Hempstead CDP covers 2.66 square miles of land, which is 7,769 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Hempstead in?
Nassau County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Hempstead?
$164,127. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $653,600. Median gross rent is $2,967 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Hempstead businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totalling $26.3 m, across 21 lenders, median approval $115,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.3 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Hempstead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Hempstead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Hempstead. only 8 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West Hempstead figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nassau County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Hempstead.
Is zoning published for West Hempstead?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.