Hope Mills is home to 17,939 people in North Carolina. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 6,702 people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The typical home is worth $190,600, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 2,030 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,774, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% 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 Mills
What changed most since 1990
White share86.7% → 40.9%(−45.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share7.6% → 33.0%(+25.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population8,184 → 17,939(+119%)US over the same years: +35%
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)54.1%(1,349)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.4%(983)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.5%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(77)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,492 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 Mills, decade by decade
Hope Mills 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
8,184
$64,111
$134,404
11.6%
30.1
2000
11,237
$74,136
$152,837
15.0%
58.4
2010
15,176
$69,972
$180,541
17.2%
74.7
2020
17,808
$57,851
$167,504
22.1%
85.3
2024
17,939
$65,774
$190,600
23.4%
86.3
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.
