Hopewell vs Washington Crossing

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

Hopewell and Washington Crossing are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hopewell has the higher population (1,828 vs 487 in Washington Crossing). Washington Crossing has the higher median household income ($155,060 vs $142,396 in Hopewell). Hopewell has the higher median home value ($561,900 vs $381,300 in Washington Crossing).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
Population	1,828	487
Median age	44.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$142,396	$155,060
Median home value	$561,900	$381,300
Median gross rent	$1,712	—
Housing units	816	168
Homeownership rate	79.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
Population	1,915 → 1,828 (-4.5%)	548 → 487 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$109,231 → $142,396 (+30.4%)	$109,402 → $155,060 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$412,700 → $561,900 (+36.2%)	$246,300 → $381,300 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,605 → $1,712 (+6.7%)	—

Hopewell

Population

1,9151,828

Median household income

$109,231$142,396

Median home value

$412,700$561,900

Median gross rent

$1,605$1,712

Washington Crossing

Population

548487

Median household income

$109,402$155,060

Median home value

$246,300$381,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	24.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	6.3%	5.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	19.5%
45 to 54	17.3%	18.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	0.0%
75 and over	7.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
No high school diploma	1.2%	20.4%
High school graduate	12.6%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
Drove alone	62.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	4.4%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	14.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
1-unit, detached	72.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell	Washington Crossing
Poverty rate	2.1%	3.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1938	1952