Hopedale vs Minier

A side-by-side comparison of Hopedale and Minier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minier has the higher population (999 vs 742 in Hopedale). Minier has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $53,958 in Hopedale). Minier has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $135,600 in Hopedale).

Population, income & housing

	Hopedale	Minier
Population	742	999
Median age	46.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,958	$77,500
Median home value	$135,600	$138,200
Median gross rent	$881	$743
Housing units	326	471
Homeownership rate	59.5%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopedale	Minier
Population	887 → 742 (-16.3%)	1,172 → 999 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$60,714 → $53,958 (-11.1%)	$60,288 → $77,500 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $135,600 (+22.4%)	$118,100 → $138,200 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $881 (+3.6%)	$842 → $743 (-11.8%)

Hopedale

Population

887742

Median household income

$60,714$53,958

Median home value

$110,800$135,600

Median gross rent

$850$881

Minier

Population

1,172999

Median household income

$60,288$77,500

Median home value

$118,100$138,200

Median gross rent

$842$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopedale	Minier
Under 5	9.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	10.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.9%
75 and over	20.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopedale	Minier
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopedale	Minier
No high school diploma	7.4%	0.9%
High school graduate	34.1%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopedale	Minier
Drove alone	78.3%	78.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	2.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	4.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	13.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopedale	Minier
1-unit, detached	73.3%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	14.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Hopedale	Minier
Poverty rate	24.1%	7.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1964