COMPARING TWO PLACES
Delight vs Hope
PLACE A
Delight, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Delight is 87% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $40,094 higher.
DELIGHTHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population2802,181−87% vs Hope
Population density5082,291−1,783
Population growth3.2%-0.1%+3.4 pts
Median age48.431.2+17.2
Male43.3%53.5%−10.3 pts
Female56.7%46.5%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%91.6%−5.4 pts
Black1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%2.6%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other10.9%5.3%+5.6 pts
Median household income$36,094$76,188−$40,094
Per capita income$25,830$29,108−$3,278
Poverty rate21.8%8.9%+12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%9.5%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree5.2%0.7%+4.4 pts
Unemployment rate14.4%1.9%+12.5 pts
Labor force participation47.7%71.9%−24.2 pts
Median home value$71,400$148,600−$77,200
Median gross rent$707$1,156−$449
Owner-occupied72.3%79.5%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.9%9.8%+14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households11.4%27.3%−15.9 pts
Average commute23.523.5Even
Worked from home7.5%10.2%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
Uninsured12.8%6.1%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025