COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waldo vs Hope
PLACE A
Waldo, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Waldo is 63% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $46,294 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -17%).
WALDOHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population8142,181−63% vs Hope
Population density3742,291−1,917
Population growth-16.7%-0.1%−16.5 pts
Median age47.531.2+16.3
Male43.4%53.5%−10.1 pts
Female56.6%46.5%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born5.2%1.3%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.6%91.6%−37.0 pts
Black28.9%0.0%+28.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.2%2.6%+8.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other5.4%5.3%+0.0 pts
Median household income$29,894$76,188−$46,294
Per capita income$22,874$29,108−$6,234
Poverty rate28.0%8.9%+19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%9.5%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree1.1%0.7%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%1.9%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation65.3%71.9%−6.6 pts
Median home value$113,600$148,600−$35,000
Median gross rent$745$1,156−$411
Owner-occupied68.2%79.5%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%9.8%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.5%27.3%+22.2 pts
Average commute23.923.5+0.3
Worked from home6.2%10.2%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%6.1%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025