COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wickes vs Hope
PLACE A
Wickes, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Wickes is 70% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $48,777 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -16%).
WICKESHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population6552,181−70% vs Hope
Population density2822,291−2,009
Population growth-15.5%-0.1%−15.4 pts
Median age29.531.2−1.7
Male51.7%53.5%−1.8 pts
Female48.3%46.5%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born19.7%1.3%+18.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.2%91.6%−52.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino54.2%2.6%+51.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.6%5.3%+1.3 pts
Median household income$27,411$76,188−$48,777
Per capita income$18,626$29,108−$10,482
Poverty rate41.4%8.9%+32.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.323+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%9.5%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree3.6%0.7%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate11.0%1.9%+9.1 pts
Labor force participation49.4%71.9%−22.5 pts
Median home value$45,000$148,600−$103,600
Median gross rent$625$1,156−$531
Owner-occupied67.5%79.5%−12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%9.8%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households24.7%27.3%−2.6 pts
Average commute20.423.5−3.1
Worked from home0.9%10.2%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured14.3%6.1%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025