Local servicesHospitalBellville Medical Center15.4 miPost officeHempstead Post Office1.0 miTown hallHempstead City Hall1.0 miPoliceWaller County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationHempstead Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryHempstead Elementary School1.1 miHighHempstead High School1.2 miMiddleHempstead Middle School1.4 miCollegePrairie View A and M University4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEasterwood Field CLL38 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH44 miInterstateI-1022 miUS highwayUS 290 Busunder a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS48 miCoachPrairie View TX (PVW)Greyhound4.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77445 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77445 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:23 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:16 am – 5:28 pm
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People14,943 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.45,084 householdsMedian household income $63,650Median home value $270,900Median rent $1,251 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,951 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 6,228 employedMain industries: retail 22%, education and health care 21%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 35 minutes86% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 25%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 41°F44 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare108 days above 90°F, 14 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bellville 6nne station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksPrairie View A and M Universitycollege · 4.5 miBecker Lakelake · 3.9 miPerry Lakelake · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAthletic Fields-Hempstead High Schoolrecreation area · 1.0 miHempstead City Parkpark · 1.1 miStephen F Austin State Parkstate park · 18.9 mi · 464 acresJohn Paul's Landingpublic land · 20.3 mi · 862 acresSam Houston National Forestnational forest · 39.2 mi · 163,247 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWaller County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality39% of days had good air in 2025142 of 363 days measured213 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, TX, 36 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Hempsteadserves 7,158 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation235 ft72 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
