Hopewell vs Wenona

A side-by-side comparison of Hopewell and Wenona: population, income, housing, and more.

Hopewell and Wenona are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wenona has the higher population (1,006 vs 538 in Hopewell). Hopewell has the higher median household income ($105,000 vs $40,921 in Wenona). Hopewell has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $88,900 in Wenona).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell	Wenona
Population	538	1,006
Median age	46.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,000	$40,921
Median home value	$185,700	$88,900
Median gross rent	—	$785
Housing units	201	542
Homeownership rate	100.0%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell	Wenona
Population	397 → 538 (+35.5%)	1,065 → 1,006 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$84,375 → $105,000 (+24.4%)	$44,444 → $40,921 (-7.9%)
Median home value	$160,000 → $185,700 (+16.1%)	$96,400 → $88,900 (-7.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$610 → $785 (+28.7%)

Hopewell

Population

397538

Median household income

$84,375$105,000

Median home value

$160,000$185,700

Wenona

Population

1,0651,006

Median household income

$44,444$40,921

Median home value

$96,400$88,900

Median gross rent

$610$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell	Wenona
Under 5	4.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	2.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	21.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	16.0%
75 and over	3.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell	Wenona
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell	Wenona
No high school diploma	1.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	26.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell	Wenona
Drove alone	89.1%	91.2%
Carpooled	1.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell	Wenona
1-unit, detached	99.5%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell	Wenona
Poverty rate	2.8%	21.1%
Average household size	2.74	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1979	1950