Kimball vs New Hope

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

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

Kimball has the higher population (1,701 vs 928 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median household income ($62,396 vs $56,250 in Kimball). Kimball has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $148,800 in New Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Kimball	New Hope
Population	1,701	928
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$62,396
Median home value	$215,900	$148,800
Median gross rent	$681	—
Housing units	819	388
Homeownership rate	69.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimball	New Hope
Population	1,841 → 1,701 (-7.6%)	840 → 928 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$50,821 → $56,250 (+10.7%)	$53,603 → $62,396 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $215,900 (+62.1%)	$120,500 → $148,800 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $681 (+12.2%)	$750 → $950 (+26.7%)

Kimball

Population

1,8411,701

Median household income

$50,821$56,250

Median home value

$133,200$215,900

Median gross rent

$607$681

New Hope

Population

840928

Median household income

$53,603$62,396

Median home value

$120,500$148,800

Median gross rent

$750$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimball	New Hope
Under 5	4.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	11.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.1%
75 and over	8.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimball	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimball	New Hope
No high school diploma	10.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimball	New Hope
Drove alone	69.0%	83.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.0%
Other means	8.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kimball	New Hope
1-unit, detached	78.5%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	29.1%

Poverty & households

	Kimball	New Hope
Poverty rate	6.8%	23.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1982	1985