Demographics of Hempstead city, Texas

Hempstead city, Texas had 7,194 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,697 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hempstead city, in four figures

7,194
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,137 ±20.; +30.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,697 people.; 26.3 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,041 ±$7,024
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hempstead city, Texas's population grew 30.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hempstead city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Hempstead city, Texas's population grew 30.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hempstead city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,497	100.0	100.0
2021	5,817	105.8	100.2
2022	6,178	112.4	100.7
2023	6,578	119.7	101.6
2024	6,770	123.2	102.5
2025	7,194	130.9	103.1

Population of Hempstead city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,497	—
2021	5,817	+320
2022	6,178	+361
2023	6,578	+400
2024	6,770	+192
2025	7,194	+424

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.3 ±1.4: for men 24.5 ±5.6 and for women 26.4 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hempstead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	600 ±240	9.8% ±3.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,370 ±312	22.3% ±5.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	824 ±404	13.4% ±6.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,926 ±517	31.4% ±8.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	957 ±255	15.6% ±4.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	460 ±145	7.5% ±2.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,041 ±$7,024, and income per person $21,905 ±$3,492, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hempstead city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	118 to 544	6.6% to 28.2%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	212 to 710	11.8% to 36.7%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	273 to 847	29.5% ±14.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	102 to 330	5.7% to 17.1%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	242 ±119	12.7% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10 to 126	0.6% to 6.6%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 60	0% to 3.1%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hempstead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,367 ±519	22.6% ±8.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	492 ±210	25.3% ±9.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	815 ±319	23.9% ±8.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2 to 118	0.8% to 16.4%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hempstead city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hempstead city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,088 ±295	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±7.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.0% to 15.0%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	38.5% ±8.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	61.5% ±15.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$72,060 to $249,340	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,234 ±$315	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hempstead city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,860 ±705	46.6% ±11.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	662 ±265	10.8% ±4.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,567 ±664	41.8% ±10.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hempstead city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,006 ±508	65.3% ±8.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	657 ±278	10.7% ±4.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 58	0% to 0.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,449 ±470	23.6% ±7.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31 to 367	0.5% to 6.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,250 ±448	20.4% ±7.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hempstead city among the places of Texas

374th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Hempstead city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
White Oak city	6,235 ±17
Gladewater city	6,227 ±23
Doolittle CDP	6,203 ±2,770
Krum city	6,189 ±29
Crystal City city	6,159 ±15
Hempstead city	6,137 ±20
Lakehills CDP	6,130 ±866
Everman city	6,106 ±25
Edna city	6,027 ±22
Alpine city	6,014 ±20
Parker city	5,999 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026