Hopewell city vs New Kent County

A side-by-side comparison of Hopewell city and New Kent County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hopewell city and New Kent County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Kent County has the higher population (24,139 vs 22,944 in Hopewell city). New Kent County has the higher median household income ($120,125 vs $48,681 in Hopewell city). New Kent County has the higher median home value ($371,500 vs $165,100 in Hopewell city).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
Population	22,944	24,139
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,681	$120,125
Median home value	$165,100	$371,500
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,653
Housing units	10,434	9,495
Homeownership rate	55.5%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
Population	22,456 → 22,944 (+2.2%)	21,686 → 24,139 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$39,030 → $48,681 (+24.7%)	$87,904 → $120,125 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $165,100 (+34.3%)	$281,100 → $371,500 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,085 (+22.5%)	$1,010 → $1,653 (+63.7%)

Hopewell city

Population

22,45622,944

Median household income

$39,030$48,681

Median home value

$122,900$165,100

Median gross rent

$886$1,085

New Kent County

Population

21,68624,139

Median household income

$87,904$120,125

Median home value

$281,100$371,500

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
Under 5	7.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.1%
75 and over	5.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	76.7%
Black or African American	41.2%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
Drove alone	81.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	18.2%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell city	New Kent County
Poverty rate	23.8%	5.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1970	1995