How many renters in the Town of Hempstead, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Hempstead, NY, 2020–2024
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55.5% (±2.6 points) of renting households in the Town of Hempstead, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.5% (±2.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.0% (±2.3 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±1.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Hempstead

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Hempstead	Nassau County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	12.0% (±1.6 points)	12.1%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.4% (±1.5 points)	11.0%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±1.4 points)	10.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.5% (±1.4 points)	11.2%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±1.3 points)	9.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	47.0% (±2.3 points)	45.5%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

The Town of Hempstead against Nassau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hempstead	Nassau County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.5% (±2.6 points)	55.0% (±1.9 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.0% (±2.3 points)	45.5% (±1.6 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±1.3 points)	32.6% (±0.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$68,717 (±$4,267)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,101 (±$66)	$2,252 (±$41)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Hempstead, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nassau County (55.0%).

It is also higher than in New York (52.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Nassau County, the Town of Hempstead ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 237 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near the Town of Hempstead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hempstead
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Hempstead	—	55.5% (±2.6 points)	—
Village of Freeport	1.7 mi	52.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Rockville Centre	2.6 mi	52.9% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of East Rockaway	3.1 mi	50.9% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Island Park	3.1 mi	70.0% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lynbrook	3.8 mi	49.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hewlett Harbor	4.0 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Malverne	4.3 mi	27.1% (±47.9 points)	Not measurably different
Long Beach	4.4 mi	54.4% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Glen Cove	65.7% (±8.1 points)
2	Town of Oyster Bay	55.7% (±5.1 points)
3	Town of Hempstead	55.5% (±2.6 points)
4	Long Beach	54.4% (±8.4 points)
5	Town of North Hempstead	50.0% (±4.6 points)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Hempstead include them.

The figures for the Town of Hempstead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Baldwin (community), Barnum Island, Bay Park, Bellerose Terrace, Bellmore, East Atlantic Beach, East Meadow, Elmont, +23.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Hempstead

Are renters in the Town of Hempstead rent-burdened?

55.5% of renting households in the Town of Hempstead pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in the Town of Hempstead spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Hempstead, NY spends 33.2% (±1.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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