New Hope, KY Demographics

Population 1,072 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in New Hope

Household size in New Hope

Household size, people per household
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.732.512.512.68
2010–142.842.552.532.73
2015–192.472.552.522.71
2020–242.442.502.512.65
Change−0.29−0.01−0.00−0.03
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The average household in New Hope has 2.44 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. The Louisville area as a whole looks much the same. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.73, 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 New Hope

Median age, years
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1041.438.538.537.7
2010–1437.939.439.338.6
2015–1941.740.040.039.6
2020–2442.040.239.940.1
Change+0.6+1.7+1.5+2.3
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The median resident of New Hope is 42.0 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.

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 New Hope

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1010.9%12.6%11.7%12.3%
2010–1414.7%12.6%11.9%12.3%
2015–196.2%11.6%11.8%11.6%
2020–2410.7%12.4%11.9%11.6%
Change−0.2 pts−0.2 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in ten households in New Hope (10.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the wider Louisville area (12.4%).

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 New Hope

Renters in New Hope

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1021.0%30.5%30.1%33.3%
2010–1418.4%32.3%32.3%35.6%
2015–1923.0%32.5%32.8%36.0%
2020–248.5%31.1%31.7%34.8%
Change−12.5 pts+0.6 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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New Hope is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 8.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 39.6% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.

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 New Hope

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1012.9%9.8%12.2%11.4%
2010–1417.8%9.8%11.9%11.4%
2015–197.9%9.8%12.3%11.1%
2020–248.7%7.9%10.6%9.6%
Change−4.1 pts−1.9 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in New Hope is close to the national rate: 8.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.

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 New Hope

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–101981197519771974
2010–141984197619791975
2015–191983197619801977
2020–241992198019821980
Change+10+5+5+6
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New Hope has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1992, versus 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 New Hope

Rent, per month
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$601$769$657$965
2010–14$533$826$728$1,040
2015–19$633$928$814$1,213
2020–24$789$1,200$1,024$1,571
Change+$187+$431+$367+$606
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Rent in New Hope runs $789 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.3% 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 New Hope

Bachelor's degrees in New Hope

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1015.3%24.9%21.3%28.4%
2010–145.9%26.7%22.5%29.6%
2015–1914.8%29.0%24.5%32.1%
2020–2417.1%32.8%27.6%35.6%
Change+1.8 pts+7.9 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in New Hope have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.1%, 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 New Hope

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–1085.8%86.4%81.7%84.9%
2010–1486.1%87.8%83.9%86.1%
2015–1986.8%90.1%86.4%87.7%
2020–2488.4%91.1%88.8%89.3%
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About as many adults in New Hope have finished high school as nationally: 88.4%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in the wider Louisville area (91.1%).

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 New Hope

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodNew HopeLouisville areaKentuckyU.S.
2006–107.8%8.4%8.4%8.1%
2010–1415.8%9.1%9.5%9.4%
2015–193.5%5.2%5.8%5.6%
2020–242.8%4.8%5.1%5.4%
Change−5.1 pts−3.6 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in New Hope has been strong: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).

New Hope compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
New Hope2.4442.010.7%8.5%8.7%1992$78917.1%88.4%2.8%
Howardstown2.5940.013.0%5.7%10.4%1994$82619.2%83.8%3.2%
Gethsemane2.5940.013.0%5.7%10.4%1994$82619.2%83.8%3.2%
St. Francis2.4736.710.9%10.3%5.3%1988$64717.6%93.6%3.4%
New Haven2.5538.78.6%20.8%19.3%1982$83615.6%94.5%5.7%
Raywick2.4643.29.8%12.6%9.3%1991$68513.7%85.9%0.3%
Holy Cross2.4046.410.3%11.5%5.6%1990$79211.1%94.4%3.0%
Loretto2.4842.013.5%10.3%6.2%1987$70216.3%92.4%1.6%
Nerinx2.4941.914.7%9.2%5.9%1989$71716.1%91.9%1.1%
Culvertown2.6542.59.3%11.7%3.5%1993$9199.9%93.4%4.5%
St. Joseph2.6238.09.5%13.0%8.6%1987$77214.9%85.9%5.9%

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 New 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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