Craigsville vs New Hope

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

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

Craigsville has the higher population (1,052 vs 917 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $40,080 in Craigsville). New Hope has the higher median home value ($314,400 vs $142,400 in Craigsville).

Population, income & housing

	Craigsville	New Hope
Population	1,052	917
Median age	36.8 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,080	$87,083
Median home value	$142,400	$314,400
Median gross rent	$766	—
Housing units	578	396
Homeownership rate	46.6%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craigsville	New Hope
Population	687 → 1,052 (+53.1%)	648 → 917 (+41.5%)
Median household income	$33,380 → $40,080 (+20.1%)	$56,442 → $87,083 (+54.3%)
Median home value	$147,000 → $142,400 (-3.1%)	$206,800 → $314,400 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $766 (+44.0%)	—

Craigsville

Population

6871,052

Median household income

$33,380$40,080

Median home value

$147,000$142,400

Median gross rent

$532$766

New Hope

Population

648917

Median household income

$56,442$87,083

Median home value

$206,800$314,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craigsville	New Hope
Under 5	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	9.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	5.0%	17.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	29.4%
65 to 74	15.9%	13.8%
75 and over	7.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craigsville	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craigsville	New Hope
No high school diploma	24.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	50.2%	53.9%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craigsville	New Hope
Drove alone	92.7%	86.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craigsville	New Hope
1-unit, detached	49.1%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	34.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Craigsville	New Hope
Poverty rate	31.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.07	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1968	1969