Hopewell city vs Rockbridge County

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

Hopewell city and Rockbridge 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 22,578 in Rockbridge County). Rockbridge County has the higher median household income ($63,975 vs $48,681 in Hopewell city). Rockbridge County has the higher median home value ($238,700 vs $165,100 in Hopewell city).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
Population	22,944	22,578
Median age	36.4 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,681	$63,975
Median home value	$165,100	$238,700
Median gross rent	$1,085	$956
Housing units	10,434	11,315
Homeownership rate	55.5%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
Population	22,456 → 22,944 (+2.2%)	22,570 → 22,578 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$39,030 → $48,681 (+24.7%)	$54,600 → $63,975 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $165,100 (+34.3%)	$199,600 → $238,700 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,085 (+22.5%)	$800 → $956 (+19.5%)

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

Rockbridge County

Population

22,57022,578

Median household income

$54,600$63,975

Median home value

$199,600$238,700

Median gross rent

$800$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
Under 5	7.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	15.3%
75 and over	5.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	89.2%
Black or African American	41.2%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
Drove alone	81.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	10.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	6.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell city	Rockbridge County
Poverty rate	23.8%	8.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1970	1980