New Hope is home to 3,952 people in Mississippi. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 1,988 people. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Mississippi median. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,577, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Hope
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.0% → 25.8%(+25.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population1,688 → 3,952(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
White share100.0% → 67.8%(−32.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
New Hope's population equals 6.8% of Lowndes County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.4% 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)45%(81)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.9%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.7%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.6%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 180 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
New Hope, decade by decade
New 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
1,688
$86,482
$150,964
21.3%
0.0
2000
1,964
$99,052
$181,983
26.9%
16.1
2010
3,193
$81,334
$210,463
28.0%
28.8
2020
3,161
$72,116
$191,381
26.1%
45.9
2024
3,952
$79,577
$238,200
38.7%
58.9
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.
