COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hope vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Hope, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Hope is 79% smaller than Wasilla. Hope earns more, with a median household income $8,954 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 0%).
HOPEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population2,18110,556−79% vs Wasilla
Population density2,291852+1,439
Population growth-0.1%15.6%−15.8 pts
Median age31.234.8−3.6
Male53.5%50.0%+3.5 pts
Female46.5%50.0%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%3.0%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%71.0%+20.6 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%5.1%−2.5 pts
Asian0.5%1.9%−1.4 pts
Other5.3%19.5%−14.2 pts
Median household income$76,188$67,234+$8,954
Per capita income$29,108$39,552−$10,444
Poverty rate8.9%17.5%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.477−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%21.7%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree0.7%8.5%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%8.2%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation71.9%57.3%+14.5 pts
Median home value$148,600$358,400−$209,800
Median gross rent$1,156$1,153+$3
Owner-occupied79.5%48.2%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%5.7%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%59.5%−32.3 pts
Average commute23.529.8−6.3
Worked from home10.2%8.3%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.1%9.9%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025