COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluff City vs Hope
PLACE A
Bluff City, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Bluff City is 16% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $15,129 higher. Bluff City has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs 0%).
BLUFF CITYHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,8362,181−16% vs Hope
Population density1,0512,291−1,240
Population growth5.1%-0.1%+5.3 pts
Median age35.931.2+4.7
Male49.5%53.5%−4.0 pts
Female50.5%46.5%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.3%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.2%91.6%+6.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.3%2.6%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other1.5%5.3%−3.8 pts
Median household income$61,059$76,188−$15,129
Per capita income$28,551$29,108−$557
Poverty rate15.3%8.9%+6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%9.5%+5.4 pts
Graduate degree5.8%0.7%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%1.9%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation63.8%71.9%−8.0 pts
Median home value$157,400$148,600+$8,800
Median gross rent$931$1,156−$225
Owner-occupied62.3%79.5%−17.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%9.8%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%27.3%+19.4 pts
Average commute26.123.5+2.6
Worked from home15.4%10.2%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured9.9%6.1%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025