As of the census of 2000, there were 1,271 people, 429 households, and 380 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,754.3 people per square mile. There were 437 housing units at an average density of 603.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 95.12% White, 0.39% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.15% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population. There were 429 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.4% were married couplesliving together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.16. In the village, the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $159,682, and the median income for a family was $185,962. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $82,069. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 0.9% of those over 64.
Popular culture
The village of Hewlett Harbor was specifically mentioned by TV personalityJohnny "Drama" Chase on HBO's Entourage on the Sunday, May 13, 2007 episode entitled "The Resurrection". On Entourage, Drama stars in a fictional NBCTV series called Five Towns. The series' name is a reference to the real "Five Towns", an informal grouping of villages and hamlets located on Long Island, New York's South Shore of western Nassau County. "The Hewletts" are generally grouped together as one of the "Five Towns," with the other four being Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, and Inwood, along with Woodsburgh. The fictional Five Towns series is produced by actor/screenwriter/producer Ed Burns, who grew up in the Hewlett area and attended Hewlett High School. On the episode aired on April 13 it was said that the village of Hewlett Harbor was the setting of the fictional NBC TV series called Five Towns.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Hewlett Harbor include:
Maurice M. Black, pathologist who was an expert on breast cancer.
