Hopewell city vs Waynesboro city

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

Hopewell city and Waynesboro city 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 22,574 in Waynesboro city). Waynesboro city has the higher median household income ($56,364 vs $48,681 in Hopewell city). Waynesboro city has the higher median home value ($236,600 vs $165,100 in Hopewell city).

Population, income & housing

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
Population	22,944	22,574
Median age	36.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,681	$56,364
Median home value	$165,100	$236,600
Median gross rent	$1,085	$972
Housing units	10,434	10,395
Homeownership rate	55.5%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
Population	22,456 → 22,944 (+2.2%)	22,140 → 22,574 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$39,030 → $48,681 (+24.7%)	$45,011 → $56,364 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $165,100 (+34.3%)	$174,100 → $236,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,085 (+22.5%)	$821 → $972 (+18.4%)

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

Waynesboro city

Population

22,14022,574

Median household income

$45,011$56,364

Median home value

$174,100$236,600

Median gross rent

$821$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
Under 5	7.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.6%
75 and over	5.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	72.6%
Black or African American	41.2%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
Drove alone	81.2%	75.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.6%	8.9%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
1-unit, detached	71.7%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	13.6%
20 or more units	6.8%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Hopewell city	Waynesboro city
Poverty rate	23.8%	11.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1970	1969