Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Hempstead spent more per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar towns
Hempstead’s town government spent $595.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $757 per resident. Water and other utilities ($18.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hempstead is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$790 per resident in 2022: more than 73% of them
Hempstead’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($790 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 833 New York towns and townships that don’t run their own schools: the median was $562, and the middle half spent $418–$812. Hempstead spent more than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($165 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hempstead itself left out).
About $757 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hempstead reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $790 · 2023: $753 · 2024: $757.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,637 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hempstead’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Hempstead’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hempstead →
Who’s in charge in Hempstead
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hempstead’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on hempsteadny.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 475 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (787,254).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
Hempstead’s middle and high school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $32,828 per pupil, $22,033 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Sewanhaka Central High School District · $28,186 per pupil
Valley Stream Central High School District · $30,358 per pupil
Oceanside Union Free School District · $29,203 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hempstead’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hempstead alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nassau County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%368,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.3%338,424 votesOthers: 1.3% (9,124 votes).
Most votes in Nassau County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Hempstead lies in Nassau County. Every 2024 race in Nassau County is on the county’s page.
Nassau County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Hempstead sends 7 members to the State Assembly alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: hempsteadny.gov ↗
- 2New York AssemblyHempstead is split between 7 districts
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Hempstead compares with the towns next door
Hempstead spent $790 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $843 to $11,186. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| North Hempstead | $843 | $10,000+ |
| Oyster Bay | $996 | $10,000+ |
| New York | $11,186 runs schools | $6,547 |
| Hempstead | $790 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Hempstead’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hempstead’s government
How much does Hempstead spend per resident?
About $757 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $790 was more than 73% of 833 New York towns and townships that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hempstead’s government?
See hempsteadny.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hempstead yet.
How did Hempstead vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hempstead alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Hempstead lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hempstead?
1,659 full-time and 873 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $15.1M (about $181.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hempstead in the state legislature?
Hempstead is split among 7 Assembly districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hempstead’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →