Hazel Green vs New Hope

A side-by-side comparison of Hazel Green and New Hope: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazel Green and New Hope are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hazel Green has the higher population (3,765 vs 2,895 in New Hope). Hazel Green has the higher median household income ($90,654 vs $80,787 in New Hope). Hazel Green has the higher median home value ($179,500 vs $158,200 in New Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Hazel Green	New Hope
Population	3,765	2,895
Median age	36.3 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,654	$80,787
Median home value	$179,500	$158,200
Median gross rent	$1,051	$692
Housing units	1,529	1,076
Homeownership rate	81.5%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazel Green	New Hope
Population	3,901 → 3,765 (-3.5%)	2,854 → 2,895 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$43,269 → $90,654 (+109.5%)	$55,764 → $80,787 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$129,000 → $179,500 (+39.1%)	$124,700 → $158,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,051 (+24.4%)	$826 → $692 (-16.2%)

Hazel Green

Population

3,9013,765

Median household income

$43,269$90,654

Median home value

$129,000$179,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,051

New Hope

Population

2,8542,895

Median household income

$55,764$80,787

Median home value

$124,700$158,200

Median gross rent

$826$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazel Green	New Hope
Under 5	15.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.2%	30.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	18.1%
45 to 54	3.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	19.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	5.5%
75 and over	8.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazel Green	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	94.9%
Black or African American	19.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazel Green	New Hope
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazel Green	New Hope
Drove alone	80.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazel Green	New Hope
1-unit, detached	85.8%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Hazel Green	New Hope
Poverty rate	4.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1989	1989