In addition, Hewlett is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Because of many things, Hewlett is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hewlett really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hewlett perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Hewlett is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Hewlett, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
In Hewlett, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Hewlett is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
If knowledge is power, Hewlett is a pretty powerful place. 59.50% of the adults in Hewlett have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Hewlett in 2022 was $56,059, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,236 for a family of four.
Hewlett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hewlett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hewlett residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hewlett include Italian, Irish, Eastern European, German, and Polish.
In addition, Hewlett has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.90%).
The most common language spoken in Hewlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
