Population 1,121 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hopewell
Household size in Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.31 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Hopewell is a place of small households, averaging 2.29 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.5 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.9 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.7 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.1 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Hopewell skews older than the country: its median age is 43.4, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across West Virginia. The median age has dropped from 45.5 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Hopewell: 8.5% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Hopewell
Renters in Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.5% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.8% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Hopewell is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.0% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 56.8% 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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.8% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −11.3 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Hopewell is close to the national rate: 9.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in West Virginia as a whole (14.9%).
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +15 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Hopewell is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally.
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $625 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $736 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $811 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,015 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$390 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Hopewell pays $1,015 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in West Virginia as a whole ($905). The typical renter here spends 25.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Hopewell
Bachelor's degrees in Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.2% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.6% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +13.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Hopewell have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.0%, against 35.6% nationally. The picture is much the same across West Virginia.
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.0% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.6% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.6% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.0% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in Hopewell have finished high school (93.0%), above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Hopewell
| Period | Hopewell | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.1% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.5% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Hopewell runs below the national rate: 3.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. 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).
Hopewell compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell | 2.29 | 43.4 | 8.5% | 16.0% | 9.5% | 1985 | $1,015 | 25.0% | 93.0% | 3.9% |
| Mount Harmony | 2.55 | 44.6 | 7.8% | 4.5% | 9.6% | 1986 | $1,153 | 39.9% | 98.3% | 2.3% |
| Independence | 2.57 | 40.5 | 7.8% | 11.0% | 6.7% | 1992 | $952 | 37.4% | 94.0% | 5.6% |
| Opekiska | 2.50 | 39.5 | 7.7% | 12.8% | 5.4% | 1996 | $1,412 | 57.8% | 97.8% | 4.0% |
| Victoria | 2.30 | 53.3 | 6.3% | 3.6% | 13.8% | 1995 | $590 | 35.4% | 85.8% | 2.0% |
| Lowsville | 2.53 | 39.9 | 8.6% | 14.0% | 7.0% | 1990 | $1,354 | 51.8% | 90.9% | 3.4% |
| Catawba | 2.47 | 44.0 | 14.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 1981 | $1,013 | 20.1% | 97.7% | 5.1% |
| Brownlow | 2.49 | 47.6 | 6.8% | 1.9% | 20.0% | 1991 | $439 | 37.7% | 91.9% | 2.1% |
| Jordan | 2.69 | 35.4 | 17.7% | 19.4% | 10.9% | 1984 | $1,128 | 37.8% | 97.4% | 2.3% |
| Threefork Bridge | 2.83 | 31.7 | 14.8% | 22.0% | 7.8% | 1984 | $754 | 33.2% | 93.5% | 0.4% |
| Montana Mines | 2.52 | 41.7 | 8.9% | 18.2% | 6.1% | 1996 | $956 | 25.6% | 96.5% | 0.4% |
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 Hopewell. 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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