West Hempstead, New York

Not to be confused with West Hampstead, London.

West Hempstead, New York
—  CDP  —
U.S. Census Map
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°41′47″N 73°39′9″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
• Total	2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Land	2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,862
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11552
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-80225
GNIS feature ID	0969246

West Hempstead is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 18,862 at the 2010 census. West Hempstead is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead.

Geography

West Hempstead is located at 40°41′47″N 73°39′9″W (40.696409, -73.652522).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (3.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,713 people, 6,024 households, and 4,867 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,039.1 per square mile (2,716.2/km²). There were 6,110 housing units at an average density of 2,298.3/sq mi (886.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.69% White, 5.94% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.21% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.94% of the population.

There were 6,024 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,260, and the median income for a family was $78,481. Males had a median income of $51,391 versus $35,871 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,732. About 3.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• George Snizek, 2008 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Famer (as driver of the Tasmanian Devil AA/A, AA/FA, CC/FD roadster and Top Fuel dragster) co-owner of Pacers Auto, Inc. aka "Snizek & Dodge Racing Team" as well as a Long Island Ladies Soccer Hall of Fame inductee in 2000 and an Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame inductee in 2005.^{[citation needed]}
• Kalomoira, popular Greek singer, was born in West Hempstead.
• Dr. Roger C. Schlobin, (b. 1944). BA, MA, PhD. (Author, scholar, retired English professor). 1962 graduate of WH High School. One of the founders of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, now in its thirty-third year. His The Literature of Fantasy is the definitive, annotated bibliography in the field. Publications include 6 books & over 100 essays, various poems, short stories, reviews, and bibliographies that range from fantasy literature to computer hardware and software. He is the author of the first original, fantasy novel to be published electronically on the Internet: Fire and Fur: The Last Sorcerer Dragon. http://www.wpl.lib.in.us/roger/

Local activities

• The West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club, founded over 30 years ago has over 500 families registered for its current 2010–2011 season and fields teams at both the intramural level and competing in the LIJSL Travel division at the Girls and Boys Level.