Hope

Population: 1,988
Median household income: $68,015
Median home value: $127,200

Located in Bartholomew County, Indiana, Hope is a community with a population of 1,988. At $68,015, its median household income sits below Bartholomew County's $80,365.

From 2019 to 2023, Hope's population declined 19.6% from 2,474 to 1,988, while its median home value rose 55.1% from $82,000 to $127,200.

87.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,988
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,015
Median home value: $127,200
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 781
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4741,988

Median household income

$48,155$68,015

Median home value

$82,000$127,200

Median gross rent

$811$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,474	$48,155	$82,000	$811
2020	1,919	$47,125	$84,800	$806
2021	1,845	$54,875	$89,000	$872
2022	1,902	$60,268	$118,100	$950
2023	1,988	$68,015	$127,200	$1,101

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	8.0%
5 to 17	368	18.5%
18 to 24	196	9.9%
25 to 34	380	19.1%
35 to 44	173	8.7%
45 to 54	337	17.0%
55 to 64	186	9.4%
65 to 74	127	6.4%
75 and over	62	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,821	91.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	14.2%
High school graduate	563	44.5%
Some college or associate's	400	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	111	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	893	81.4%
Carpooled	78	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.4%
Bicycle	20	1.8%
Worked from home	91	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	165	16.4%
15 to 29 min	460	45.7%
30 to 44 min	240	23.9%
45 to 59 min	81	8.1%
60+ min	60	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 15.2% (302 of 1,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	483	70.1%
Nonfamily households	206	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	689	88.2%
Vacant	92	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	534	77.5%
Renter-occupied	155	22.5%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	683	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	2.7%
5 to 19 units	19	2.4%
20 or more units	7	0.9%
Mobile home & other	51	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1834744
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2993, -85.7660