Blevins vs Hope

A side-by-side comparison of Blevins and Hope: population, income, housing, and more.

Blevins and Hope are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hope has the higher population (8,787 vs 241 in Blevins). Blevins has the higher median household income ($59,688 vs $44,353 in Hope). Blevins has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $87,800 in Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Blevins	Hope
Population	241	8,787
Median age	30.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	$44,353
Median home value	$104,700	$87,800
Median gross rent	$813	$777
Housing units	115	3,979
Homeownership rate	76.5%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blevins	Hope
Population	431 → 241 (-44.1%)	9,768 → 8,787 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $59,688 (+29.1%)	$37,832 → $44,353 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$49,300 → $104,700 (+112.4%)	$77,900 → $87,800 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $813 (+35.5%)	$697 → $777 (+11.5%)

Blevins

Population

431241

Median household income

$46,250$59,688

Median home value

$49,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$600$813

Hope

Population

9,7688,787

Median household income

$37,832$44,353

Median home value

$77,900$87,800

Median gross rent

$697$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blevins	Hope
Under 5	2.9%	7.9%
5 to 17	36.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	4.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	5.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	16.2%	9.6%
75 and over	7.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blevins	Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	32.5%
Black or African American	28.2%	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blevins	Hope
No high school diploma	11.5%	18.9%
High school graduate	37.4%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blevins	Hope
Drove alone	92.9%	86.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blevins	Hope
1-unit, detached	66.1%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Blevins	Hope
Poverty rate	7.5%	20.6%
Average household size	2.98	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1976	1977