Hopewell vs Wildwood Lake

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

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

Wildwood Lake has the higher population (3,490 vs 2,624 in Hopewell). Hopewell has the higher median household income ($85,461 vs $61,824 in Wildwood Lake). Hopewell has the higher median home value ($227,700 vs $196,600 in Wildwood Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
Population	2,624	3,490
Median age	39.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,461	$61,824
Median home value	$227,700	$196,600
Median gross rent	$1,007	$832
Housing units	1,028	1,574
Homeownership rate	84.0%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
Population	1,900 → 2,624 (+38.1%)	3,639 → 3,490 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$54,824 → $85,461 (+55.9%)	$43,775 → $61,824 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $227,700 (+35.5%)	$146,300 → $196,600 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $1,007 (+75.7%)	$709 → $832 (+17.3%)

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

Wildwood Lake

Population

3,6393,490

Median household income

$43,775$61,824

Median home value

$146,300$196,600

Median gross rent

$709$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
Under 5	2.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	26.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	20.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.7%
75 and over	5.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
No high school diploma	11.7%	17.4%
High school graduate	15.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
Drove alone	69.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	13.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
1-unit, detached	92.1%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell	Wildwood Lake
Poverty rate	15.5%	19.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1985	1981