CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Hope

Alabama · 2,248 residents · 8.66 sq mi

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New Hope is home to 2,248 people in Alabama. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $50,500. The average commute runs 29 minutes. Median rent is $304 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,248

−11%vs 2000

vs 2,539 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(199)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(158)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(155)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(373)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(336)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(229)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(212)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(98)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,546

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,828

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,655 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(2,404)

Black0.4%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(24)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(2,224)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(36)

Cuban0.4%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(6)

Pakistani0.1%(3)

Ancestry

English8.9%(258)

American8.3%(243)

German7.8%(227)

Irish4.9%(143)

Italian3.7%(107)

Scottish1%(30)

Swedish1%(29)

Norwegian0.4%(11)

British0.3%(9)

Finnish0.3%(8)

French0.3%(8)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(5)

Canadian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.9%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 19.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(296)

Married57.7%(612)

Widowed1.1%(12)

Divorced13.3%(141)

Women 15+

Never married8.1%(76)

Married70.2%(663)

Widowed14.7%(139)

Divorced7%(66)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)52%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.5%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 296 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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