COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dierks vs Hope
PLACE A
Dierks, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Dierks is 60% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $54,000 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -19%).
DIERKSHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population8792,181−60% vs Hope
Population density4582,291−1,833
Population growth-19.2%-0.1%−19.0 pts
Median age51.731.2+20.5
Male53.0%53.5%−0.5 pts
Female47.0%46.5%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.3%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.7%91.6%−23.9 pts
Black2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%2.6%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other23.1%5.3%+17.8 pts
Median household income$22,188$76,188−$54,000
Per capita income$18,512$29,108−$10,596
Poverty rate52.9%8.9%+44.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%9.5%+9.6 pts
Graduate degree1.2%0.7%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate12.2%1.9%+10.3 pts
Labor force participation38.4%71.9%−33.5 pts
Median home value$100,200$148,600−$48,400
Median gross rent$479$1,156−$677
Owner-occupied62.9%79.5%−16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.9%9.8%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households70.6%27.3%+43.3 pts
Average commute25.723.5+2.2
Worked from home4.5%10.2%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.1%6.1%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025