Hopkins vs New Hope

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

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

New Hope has the higher population (21,402 vs 18,696 in Hopkins). New Hope has the higher median household income ($73,698 vs $71,170 in Hopkins). Hopkins has the higher median home value ($350,100 vs $314,600 in New Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkins	New Hope
Population	18,696	21,402
Median age	38.1 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,170	$73,698
Median home value	$350,100	$314,600
Median gross rent	$1,346	$1,306
Housing units	10,105	9,417
Homeownership rate	37.3%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkins	New Hope
Population	18,382 → 18,696 (+1.7%)	20,925 → 21,402 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$56,390 → $71,170 (+26.2%)	$60,675 → $73,698 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$227,500 → $350,100 (+53.9%)	$225,100 → $314,600 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,346 (+30.4%)	$1,034 → $1,306 (+26.3%)

Hopkins

Population

18,38218,696

Median household income

$56,390$71,170

Median home value

$227,500$350,100

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,346

New Hope

Population

20,92521,402

Median household income

$60,675$73,698

Median home value

$225,100$314,600

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,306

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopkins	New Hope
Under 5	8.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	22.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.6%
75 and over	9.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkins	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	59.4%
Black or African American	19.7%	26.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	3.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	7.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkins	New Hope
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkins	New Hope
Drove alone	65.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.7%
Public transit	3.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.8%	14.3%
Other means	2.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkins	New Hope
1-unit, detached	30.7%	44.3%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	17.3%	15.3%
20 or more units	39.5%	31.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Hopkins	New Hope
Poverty rate	10.0%	11.7%
Average household size	1.93	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1973	1969