Spring Hope

Population: 1,334
Median household income: $35,577
Median home value: $142,400

Spring Hope, a community in Nash County, North Carolina, has 1,334 residents. At $35,577, its median household income sits below Nash County's $60,704.

From 2019 to 2023, Spring Hope's population declined 20.9% from 1,687 to 1,334, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $101,300 to $142,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.7% of the population. 75.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,334
Median age: 52.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,577
Median home value: $142,400
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 760
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6871,334

Median household income

$32,017$35,577

Median home value

$101,300$142,400

Median gross rent

$687$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,687	$32,017	$101,300	$687
2020	1,459	$33,482	$107,100	$622
2021	1,484	$31,310	$106,300	$681
2022	1,441	$29,699	$111,100	$726
2023	1,334	$35,577	$142,400	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	1.9%
5 to 17	185	13.9%
18 to 24	90	6.7%
25 to 34	180	13.5%
35 to 44	96	7.2%
45 to 54	169	12.7%
55 to 64	178	13.3%
65 to 74	260	19.5%
75 and over	150	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	623	46.7%
Black or African American	576	43.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	20.5%
High school graduate	309	29.9%
Some college or associate's	400	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	53	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	59	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	365	75.1%
Carpooled	55	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	12.6%
Other means	5	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	15.8%
15 to 29 min	117	27.5%
30 to 44 min	153	36.0%
45 to 59 min	17	4.0%
60+ min	71	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 18.4% (245 of 1,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	49.6%
Nonfamily households	339	50.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	672	88.4%
Vacant	88	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	44.0%
Renter-occupied	376	56.0%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	551	72.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	76	10.0%
5 to 19 units	85	11.2%
20 or more units	13	1.7%
Mobile home & other	32	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3764160
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9441, -78.1090