Abilene vs Hope

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

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

Abilene has the higher population (6,449 vs 463 in Hope). Abilene has the higher median household income ($56,592 vs $48,750 in Hope). Abilene has the higher median home value ($136,000 vs $105,900 in Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Abilene	Hope
Population	6,449	463
Median age	43.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,592	$48,750
Median home value	$136,000	$105,900
Median gross rent	$788	$725
Housing units	3,258	199
Homeownership rate	74.7%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abilene	Hope
Population	6,362 → 6,449 (+1.4%)	400 → 463 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$50,183 → $56,592 (+12.8%)	$43,750 → $48,750 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $136,000 (+15.7%)	$73,600 → $105,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $788 (+17.3%)	$530 → $725 (+36.8%)

Abilene

Population

6,3626,449

Median household income

$50,183$56,592

Median home value

$117,500$136,000

Median gross rent

$672$788

Hope

Population

400463

Median household income

$43,750$48,750

Median home value

$73,600$105,900

Median gross rent

$530$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abilene	Hope
Under 5	5.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	14.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	16.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.0%
75 and over	11.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abilene	Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abilene	Hope
No high school diploma	8.0%	16.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abilene	Hope
Drove alone	77.4%	92.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abilene	Hope
1-unit, detached	85.2%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Abilene	Hope
Poverty rate	8.1%	36.5%
Average household size	2.08	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1954	1955