Hope, MS Demographics

Population 1,480 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Hope

Household size in Hope

Household size, people per household
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–103.522.662.68
2010–143.552.672.73
2015–193.822.642.71
2020–243.052.572.65
Change−0.47−0.09−0.03
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Hope is a place of big households: 3.05 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.52, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Hope

Median age, years
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–1027.936.737.7
2010–1425.937.538.6
2015–1928.538.839.6
2020–2431.939.440.1
Change+4.0+2.6+2.3
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Hope is young: half of its residents are under 31.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Hope

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–1038.5%15.8%12.3%
2010–1437.0%15.8%12.3%
2015–1940.6%14.7%11.6%
2020–2430.0%14.6%11.6%
Change−8.5 pts−1.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about three in ten households in Hope (30.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Hope

Renters in Hope

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–1029.4%29.2%33.3%
2010–1429.2%31.1%35.6%
2015–1926.5%31.8%36.0%
2020–2417.7%30.0%34.8%
Change−11.7 pts+0.8 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 17.7% of households in Hope rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 69.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Hope

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–106.3%13.6%11.4%
2010–147.6%14.6%11.4%
2015–198.1%16.1%11.1%
2020–247.5%14.1%9.6%
Change+1.1 pts+0.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is on the low side in Hope: 7.5% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Hope

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–10198319811974
2010–14198719831975
2015–19199019841977
2020–24199319871980
Change+10+5+6
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Much of the housing in Hope is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1993, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Hope

Rent, per month
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–10$442$703$965
2010–14$522$758$1,040
2015–19$482$819$1,213
2020–24$616$1,018$1,571
Change+$174+$315+$606
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A typical rental in Hope costs $616 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 37.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Hope

Bachelor's degrees in Hope

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–109.4%20.8%28.4%
2010–148.4%21.4%29.6%
2015–197.6%22.8%32.1%
2020–2412.6%25.8%35.6%
Change+3.2 pts+5.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Hope have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.6%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Hope

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–1067.0%80.5%84.9%
2010–1468.3%82.5%86.1%
2015–1972.9%84.8%87.7%
2020–2477.4%87.3%89.3%
Change+10.4 pts+6.9 pts+4.3 pts
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More than one in five adults in Hope never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Hope

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodHopeMississippiU.S.
2006–1014.2%9.5%8.1%
2010–1414.1%11.0%9.4%
2015–1912.4%7.6%5.6%
2020–245.9%5.8%5.4%
Change−8.3 pts−3.6 pts−2.7 pts
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At 5.9%, unemployment in Hope is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Hope compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Hope3.0531.930.0%17.7%7.5%1993$61612.6%77.4%5.9%
Pearl River3.0731.629.4%15.8%7.9%1993$62712.2%76.1%7.8%
Trapp2.6636.522.8%18.4%12.2%1993$67412.3%80.5%17.7%
Edinburg2.9935.622.4%13.8%14.7%1987$64514.2%84.8%5.5%
Laurelhill2.0643.714.1%16.2%11.7%1986$70415.9%86.6%4.5%
Remus2.8432.010.4%24.4%15.8%1979$1,10213.2%90.7%9.5%
Burnside2.8736.514.2%19.4%23.7%1979$1,23212.7%88.8%11.7%
Dowdville3.5238.616.5%10.2%15.6%1980$7288.0%91.5%0.0%
Dixon3.3934.510.1%12.5%16.3%1984$6965.0%90.1%7.8%
Longino3.0335.717.4%14.9%16.6%1987$96115.9%89.1%6.3%
Linwood3.0133.48.4%11.3%15.2%1987$6968.5%88.4%14.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hope. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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