Detroit vs Hope

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

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

Hope has the higher population (463 vs 100 in Detroit). Detroit has the higher median household income ($126,000 vs $48,750 in Hope). Hope has the higher median home value ($105,900 vs $102,800 in Detroit).

Population, income & housing

	Detroit	Hope
Population	100	463
Median age	45.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$126,000	$48,750
Median home value	$102,800	$105,900
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	38	199
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Detroit	Hope
Population	178 → 100 (-43.8%)	400 → 463 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $126,000 (+372.5%)	$43,750 → $48,750 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $102,800 (+20.9%)	$73,600 → $105,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$530 → $725 (+36.8%)

Detroit

Population

178100

Median household income

$26,667$126,000

Median home value

$85,000$102,800

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)

	Detroit	Hope
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	7.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	36.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	4.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	25.0%	6.0%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Detroit	Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Detroit	Hope
No high school diploma	24.6%	16.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Detroit	Hope
Drove alone	91.9%	92.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Detroit	Hope
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Detroit	Hope
Poverty rate	11.0%	36.5%
Average household size	2.63	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1951	1955