COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashdown vs Hope
PLACE A
Ashdown, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Ashdown is 90% larger than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $20,563 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -10%).
ASHDOWNHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,1352,181+90% vs Hope
Population density5792,291−1,712
Population growth-9.8%-0.1%−9.6 pts
Median age35.631.2+4.4
Male41.2%53.5%−12.3 pts
Female58.8%46.5%+12.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.3%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.8%91.6%−33.7 pts
Black31.1%0.0%+31.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%2.6%+4.2 pts
Asian1.1%0.5%+0.6 pts
Other3.1%5.3%−2.2 pts
Median household income$55,625$76,188−$20,563
Per capita income$30,891$29,108+$1,783
Poverty rate20.8%8.9%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%9.5%+14.3 pts
Graduate degree8.7%0.7%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate10.2%1.9%+8.3 pts
Labor force participation59.8%71.9%−12.1 pts
Median home value$139,800$148,600−$8,800
Median gross rent$683$1,156−$473
Owner-occupied71.6%79.5%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%9.8%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.9%27.3%+16.6 pts
Average commute34.623.5+11.1
Worked from home3.8%10.2%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.0%6.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025