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Hewlett, New York, in Nassau county, is 5 miles SW of Hempstead, New York (center to center) and 16 miles SE of New York, New York. The town is included in the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 7,060 people lived in Hewlett.
In Hewlett, about 62% of adults are married. Hewlett is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Hewlett had a median family income of $74,259. Hewlett doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New York. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Hewlett.)
An estimated 78% of living spaces in Hewlett are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Hewlett as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Hewlett, 75% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in the town.
Hewlett strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):
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| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
Comparing Hewlett to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):
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