Mount Hope

Population: 1,369
Median household income: $26,983
Median home value: $91,900

Located in Fayette County, West Virginia, Mount Hope is a community with a population of 1,369. Its median household income of $26,983 runs below the Fayette County figure of $52,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Hope's population grew 39.7% from 980 to 1,369, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $67,600 to $91,900.

62.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,369
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $26,983
Median home value: $91,900
Median gross rent: $545
Housing units: 665
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 17.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9801,369

Median household income

$23,333$26,983

Median home value

$67,600$91,900

Median gross rent

$268$545

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	980	$23,333	$67,600	$268
2020	1,060	$29,444	$71,400	$316
2021	1,009	$25,682	$68,000	$472
2022	1,032	$25,404	$60,500	$569
2023	1,369	$26,983	$91,900	$545

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	6.2%
5 to 17	123	9.0%
18 to 24	144	10.5%
25 to 34	197	14.4%
35 to 44	209	15.3%
45 to 54	127	9.3%
55 to 64	144	10.5%
65 to 74	250	18.3%
75 and over	90	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,145	83.6%
Black or African American	212	15.5%
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	12	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	11.7%
High school graduate	477	46.9%
Some college or associate's	263	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	93	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	65	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	324	76.4%
Carpooled	57	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.0%
Other means	14	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	25.8%
15 to 29 min	247	60.7%
30 to 44 min	38	9.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	17	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 26.8% (363 of 1,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	382	63.7%
Nonfamily households	218	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	600	90.2%
Vacant	65	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	309	51.5%
Renter-occupied	291	48.5%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	414	62.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.8%
2 to 4 units	100	15.0%
5 to 19 units	68	10.2%
20 or more units	41	6.2%
Mobile home & other	37	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5456404
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8969, -81.1721