Hopewell city vs Prince Edward County

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

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

Hopewell city has the higher population (22,944 vs 21,932 in Prince Edward County). Prince Edward County has the higher median household income ($55,082 vs $48,681 in Hopewell city). Prince Edward County has the higher median home value ($203,700 vs $165,100 in Hopewell city).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
Population	22,944	21,932
Median age	36.4 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,681	$55,082
Median home value	$165,100	$203,700
Median gross rent	$1,085	$898
Housing units	10,434	9,171
Homeownership rate	55.5%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
Population	22,456 → 22,944 (+2.2%)	22,905 → 21,932 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$39,030 → $48,681 (+24.7%)	$47,202 → $55,082 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $165,100 (+34.3%)	$159,700 → $203,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,085 (+22.5%)	$765 → $898 (+17.4%)

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

Prince Edward County

Population

22,90521,932

Median household income

$47,202$55,082

Median home value

$159,700$203,700

Median gross rent

$765$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
Under 5	7.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	26.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	59.8%
Black or African American	41.2%	30.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
No high school diploma	12.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
Drove alone	81.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	6.6%
Other means	0.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell city	Prince Edward County
Poverty rate	23.8%	21.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1970	1980