Texas · Census place 33200
Hempstead city, TX
Quick answer
Hempstead city has 5,899 residents, ranking #374 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $58,288, the median home is worth $145,700 and median gross rent runs $1,282 a month.
- Population
- 5,899Hempstead city residents
- Median household income
- $58,288Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,282Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hempstead city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hempstead city median would spend about 26.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 33.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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