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Hempstead, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Hempstead is a Census city of 6,137 people across 6.56 square miles of land, in Waller County. Median household income is $60,041, 38.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hempstead
What Hempstead is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.56 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land935
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaller 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.
Hempstead
How many people live in Hempstead
- Population6,137
- Median age26.3
- Population under 181,970 plus or minus 394
- Share under 1832.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over460 plus or minus 144
- Share 65 and over7.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households1,901
- Family households1,576
- Share of households that are families82.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hempstead
Income and work in Hempstead
- Median household income$60,041
- Per capita income$21,905
- Civilian labor force2,802
- Employed2,736
- Unemployed66 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,343
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hempstead
Housing in Hempstead
- Housing units2,088
- Occupied units1,901
- Vacant units187 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied732 plus or minus 193
- Renter occupied1,169 plus or minus 343
- Ownership rate38.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,700 plus or minus $88,640
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,234 plus or minus $315
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units880 plus or minus 227
- Share single family42.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Units in buildings of two or more972 plus or minus 386
- Share in buildings of two or more46.6 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Mobile homes236 plus or minus 123
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hempstead
How Hempstead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,656
- Commuting under 15 minutes770 plus or minus 305
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,269 plus or minus 464
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.8 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hempstead
SBA loans in Hempstead (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$14,685,000
- Average approval$863,824
- Median approval$613,000
- Largest approval$2,662,000
- Jobs supported187
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more58.8 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hempstead, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hempstead
Flood risk in Hempstead
- NFIP communityCity of Hempstead
- NFIP community number481045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/19
The City of Hempstead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481045 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Waller County, not Hempstead
Waller County context, not Hempstead figures
- Establishments in Waller County1,082
- Covered employment, Waller County26,681
- Average annual pay, Waller County$61,149
- Housing units permitted, Waller County480
Every figure in this section is published for Waller County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hempstead.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hempstead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hempstead, Texas?
6,137, in 1,901 households. Hempstead city covers 6.56 square miles of land, which is 935 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hempstead in?
Waller 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 Hempstead?
$60,041. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,700. Median gross rent is $1,234 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hempstead businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $14.7 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $613,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hempstead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hempstead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hempstead. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hempstead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hempstead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hempstead, city of, community 481045, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hempstead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Waller 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 Hempstead.
Is zoning published for Hempstead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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