With 1,504 people, Mount Hope is a city in West Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 32.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $101,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 42%. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Hope
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants63.0% → 51.5%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)28.4%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 81 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
Mount Hope, decade by decade
Mount 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
1,573
$35,125
$67,922
13.0%
45.0
2000
1,487
$33,473
$64,669
11.7%
52.2
2010
1,414
$28,406
$81,135
13.5%
47.3
2020
1,125
$35,687
$86,540
16.2%
55.7
2024
1,504
$34,375
$101,000
12.2%
43.5
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.
