Hope

Population: 8,787
Median household income: $44,353
Median home value: $87,800

Hope is a community in Hempstead County, Arkansas, home to 8,787 residents. The median household income of $44,353 is below the Hempstead County median ($47,654).

From 2019 to 2023, Hope's population declined 10.0% from 9,768 to 8,787, while its median home value rose 12.7% from $77,900 to $87,800.

Owners occupy 55.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,787
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,353
Median home value: $87,800
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 3,979
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7688,787

Median household income

$37,832$44,353

Median home value

$77,900$87,800

Median gross rent

$697$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,768	$37,832	$77,900	$697
2020	9,668	$39,793	$83,700	$685
2021	9,010	$42,122	$83,200	$716
2022	8,921	$43,018	$89,700	$759
2023	8,787	$44,353	$87,800	$777

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	698	7.9%
5 to 17	1,681	19.1%
18 to 24	846	9.6%
25 to 34	1,024	11.7%
35 to 44	989	11.3%
45 to 54	928	10.6%
55 to 64	1,068	12.2%
65 to 74	845	9.6%
75 and over	708	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,857	32.5%
Black or African American	3,898	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.3%
Asian	47	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	164	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,792	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,049	18.9%
High school graduate	2,262	40.7%
Some college or associate's	1,425	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	517	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	309	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,986	86.2%
Carpooled	353	10.2%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	9	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	2.4%
Other means	32	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,616	47.8%
15 to 29 min	909	26.9%
30 to 44 min	385	11.4%
45 to 59 min	345	10.2%
60+ min	128	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 20.6% (1,761 of 8,550)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,906	58.4%
Nonfamily households	1,358	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,264	82.0%
Vacant	715	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,825	55.9%
Renter-occupied	1,439	44.1%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,547	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	471	11.8%
5 to 19 units	184	4.6%
20 or more units	51	1.3%
Mobile home & other	726	18.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0533190
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 33.6682, -93.5889