Hopewell vs McDonald

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

Hopewell and McDonald are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hopewell has the higher population (2,624 vs 541 in McDonald). Hopewell has the higher median household income ($85,461 vs $56,492 in McDonald). Hopewell has the higher median home value ($227,700 vs $180,900 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell	McDonald
Population	2,624	541
Median age	39.5 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,461	$56,492
Median home value	$227,700	$180,900
Median gross rent	$1,007	—
Housing units	1,028	247
Homeownership rate	84.0%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell	McDonald
Population	1,900 → 2,624 (+38.1%)	478 → 541 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$54,824 → $85,461 (+55.9%)	$80,964 → $56,492 (-30.2%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $227,700 (+35.5%)	$253,800 → $180,900 (-28.7%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $1,007 (+75.7%)	—

Hopewell

Population

1,9002,624

Median household income

$54,824$85,461

Median home value

$168,100$227,700

Median gross rent

$573$1,007

McDonald

Population

478541

Median household income

$80,964$56,492

Median home value

$253,800$180,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell	McDonald
Under 5	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	26.1%	6.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	2.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	33.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	17.6%
75 and over	5.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell	McDonald
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	7.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell	McDonald
No high school diploma	11.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	15.3%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell	McDonald
Drove alone	69.9%	86.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell	McDonald
1-unit, detached	92.1%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell	McDonald
Poverty rate	15.5%	3.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1985	1953