Hope is a city of 8,671 people in Arkansas. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $91,900. Households here earn about 38% less than in Arkansas as a whole. The poverty rate is 23.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Median household income is $37,500, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hope
What changed most since 1990
Population9,636 → 8,671(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
White share57.6% → 32.0%(−25.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.6% → 18.6%(+17.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Hempstead County
Hope's population equals 44% of Hempstead County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 26% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 34% of the county's.
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)25.2%(64)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.1%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(89)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.9%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 254 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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Over time
Hope, decade by decade
Hope population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,636
$37,292
$87,363
11.6%
63.4
2000
10,616
$46,243
$86,529
10.3%
77.9
2010
10,095
$42,832
$78,114
11.5%
81.8
2020
8,952
$48,231
$101,448
14.0%
83.6
2024
8,671
$37,500
$91,900
14.2%
83.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
