COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hope vs Newton
PLACE A
Hope, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Newton, Texas
Hope is 37% larger than Newton. Hope earns more, with a median household income $20,016 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -34%).
HOPENEWTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1811,595+37% vs Newton
Population density2,291293+1,998
Population growth-0.1%-34.1%+34.0 pts
Median age31.237.2−6.0
Male53.5%51.8%+1.7 pts
Female46.5%48.2%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%67.6%+24.0 pts
Black0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.1%+0.5 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other5.3%7.7%−2.3 pts
Median household income$76,188$56,172+$20,016
Per capita income$29,108$22,681+$6,427
Poverty rate8.9%25.4%−16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%9.7%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree0.7%2.7%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%9.7%−7.8 pts
Labor force participation71.9%55.7%+16.2 pts
Median home value$148,600$102,100+$46,500
Median gross rent$1,156$1,032+$124
Owner-occupied79.5%66.4%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%14.1%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%44.9%−17.7 pts
Average commute23.541.4−17.9
Worked from home10.2%6.1%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%21.5%−15.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025