Dudley vs New Hope

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

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

Dudley has the higher population (2,320 vs 1,200 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median household income ($55,324 vs $46,389 in Dudley). New Hope has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $100,700 in Dudley).

Population, income & housing

	Dudley	New Hope
Population	2,320	1,200
Median age	27.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,389	$55,324
Median home value	$100,700	$156,500
Median gross rent	$728	—
Housing units	733	603
Homeownership rate	64.4%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dudley	New Hope
Population	1,841 → 2,320 (+26.0%)	1,328 → 1,200 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$63,484 → $46,389 (-26.9%)	$63,449 → $55,324 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $100,700 (+30.1%)	$129,500 → $156,500 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $728 (+11.7%)	—

Dudley

Population

1,8412,320

Median household income

$63,484$46,389

Median home value

$77,400$100,700

Median gross rent

$652$728

New Hope

Population

1,3281,200

Median household income

$63,449$55,324

Median home value

$129,500$156,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dudley	New Hope
Under 5	15.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	15.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	4.8%	19.6%
65 to 74	5.5%	12.1%
75 and over	3.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dudley	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	35.8%
Black or African American	42.1%	58.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	54.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dudley	New Hope
No high school diploma	48.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	2.7%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dudley	New Hope
Drove alone	71.4%	71.6%
Carpooled	11.6%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dudley	New Hope
1-unit, detached	12.8%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dudley	New Hope
Poverty rate	28.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.56	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1991	1981